Welcome To The North | Toronto Raptors

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Welcome to the North!

After a surprising sweep at the hands of the Washington Wizards in the first round of the playoffs last season, the Toronto Raptors headed into the offseason with a lot of work to do.

Demarre Carroll, Bismack Biyombo, and Cory Joseph are in as the Raptors look to conquer the NBA this season. The team will be without several familiar faces though, as fan favourite Lou Williams left for a lucrative deal with the Los Angeles Lakers while Amir Johnson departed for the Boston Celtics. Fan favourite Greivis Vasquez is also out of town, as he was shipped out in the offseason.

The Raptors look to contend this season again, but can they take the NBA by storm?

Game: NBA 2K13 (Yes, I know it's old but it never fails to entertain)
Rosters: Saadz' 2015-2016 Rosters
Sliders: Saadz' Realism Sliders

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Raptors Ready for 2015-2016 Season

The Toronto Raptors look to avenge their early playoff exit last season as they kick off the 2015-2016 campaign against the Boston Celtics at home.

Kyle Lowry and Demar Derozan are expected to once again lead the team into the playoffs with help from offseason acquisitions Demarre Carroll and Cory Joseph. Terrance Ross will assume the role of sixth man following the offseason departure of former Raptors Greivis Vasquez, and Patrick Patterson will replace Amir Johnson in the starting lineup.

Toronto Raptors Depth Chart - 2015/16
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Kyle Lowry	Cory Joseph	Delon Wright
SG	Demar Derozan	Terrance Ross
SF	Demarre Carroll	James Johnson	Bruno Caboclo
PF	Patrick Patterson	Luis Scola
C	Jonas Valanciunas	Bismack Biyombo	Lucas Nogueira

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Celtics Forget How To Shoot, Raptors Take Opening Night By Large Margin


Kyle Lowry and his 12 assists helped the Raptors kick off the 2015-2016 season with a bang.

BOS |17|15|15|11| 58
TOR |22|20|24|23| 89

Boston Celtics (0-0)
A. Bradley - 27 Mins, 13 Pts, 5 Reb, 2 Ast, 5/16 FG, 1/3 3PT, 2/2 FT
A. Johnson - 23 Mins, 8 Pts, 7 Reb, 1 Stl, 4/8 FG
I. Thomas - 32 Mins, 8 Pts, 3 Reb, 6 Ast, 4/15 FG, 0/2 3PT, 0/1 FT
E. Turner - 29 Mins, 6 Pts, 2 Reb, 2 ASt, 2/10 FG, 0/2 3PT, 2/2 FT
M. Smart - 15 Mins, 5 Pts, 4 Reb, 2 Ast, 2/10 FG, 1/2 3PT

Toronto Raptors (0-0)
D. Derozan - 32 Mins, 21 Pts, 11 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Blk, 8/14 FG, 0/3 3PT, 5/6 FT
P. Patterson - 28 Mins, 19 Pts, 11 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Blk, 7/12 FG, 1/3 3PT, 4/5 FT
J. Valanciunas - 28 Mins, 9 Pts, 11 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk, 4/7 FG, 1/2 FT
K. Lowry - 32 Mins, 9 Pts, 5 Reb, 12 Ast, 1 Stl, 3/15 FG, 1/3 3PT, 2-2 FT
T. Ross - 17 Mins, 6 Pts, 2 Reb, 3/8 FG, 0/1 3PT

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Raptors Hold On Against Hawks


Terrance Ross takes flight in the third quarter.

TOR |23|18|21|28| 90
ATL |12|23|15|37| 87

Toronto Raptors (1-0)
P. Patterson - 33 Mins, 22 Pts, 13 Reb, 4 Ast, 6/10 FG, 1/3 3PT, 9/13 FT
D. Derozan - 37 Mins, 14 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Ast, 3 Stl, 1 Blk, 6/15 FG, 2/3 FT
J. Valanciunas - 34 Mins, 13 Pts, 12 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk, 5/12 FG, 3/4 FT
D. Carroll - 30 Mins, 13 Pts, 9 Reb, 1 Stl, 5/10 FG, 1/4 3PT, 2/2 FT
T. Ross - 17 Mins, 9 Pts, 3 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stls, 1 Blk, 4/10 FG, 0/1 3PT, 1/2 FT

Atlanta Hawks (0-1)
K. Korver - 32 Mins, 24 Pts, 5 Reb, 2 Ast, 4 Stl, 10/21 FG, 2/5 3PT, 2/2 FT
A. Horford - 36 Mins, 16 Pts, 14 Reb, 1 Ast, 7/12 FG, 0/1 3PT, 2/4 FT
J. Teague - 34 Mins, 15 Pts, 4 Reb, 12 Ast, 1 Blk, 5/16 FG, 1/3 3PT, 4/4 FT
T. Sefolosha - 38 Mins, 11 Pts, 12 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk, 4/8 FG, 1/2 3PT, 2/2 FT
P. Millsap - 26 Mins, 8 Pts, 7 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 4/14 FG



Player of the Game: Patrick Patterson

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Derozan's 23 Helps Raptors Top Bucks


Demar Derozan throws down a monster dunk for two of his 23 points.

TOR |21|18|15|25| 79
MIL |15|16|15|26| 72

Toronto Raptors (2-0)
D. Derozan - 35 Mins, 23 Pts, 9 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Blk, 9/9 FG, 1/1 3PT, 4/5 FT
J. Valanciunas - 28 Mins, 11 Pts, 11 Reb, 2 Ast, 4/6 FG, 3/6 FT
P. Patterson - 27 Mins, 8 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Ast, 3/8 FG, 2/5 FT
D. Carroll - 32 Mins, 8 Pts, 12 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 3/10 FG, 0/2 3PT, 2/2 FT
T. Ross - 18 Mins, 7 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Ast, 2/5 FG, 1/2 3PT, 2/2 FT


Milwaukee Bucks (0-2)
M. Carter-Williams - 23 Mins, 14 Pts, 2 Reb, 5 Ast, 3 Stl, 6/14 FG, 2/2 FT
J. Bayless - 18 mins, 12 Pts, 4 Reb, 1 Ast, 4/8 FG, 2/2 3PT, 2/2 FT
K. Middleton - 35 Mins, 11 Pts, 7 Reb, 2 Ast, 5/14 FG, 1/2 3PT
J. Parker - 32 Mins, 10 Pts, 12 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl, 4/14 FG, 0/3 3PT, 2/2 FT
G. Antetokounmpo - 32 Mins, 10 Pts, 9 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk, 5/18 FG, 0/1 3PT




Player of the Game: Demar Derozan

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A Raptors chise! Excited to see you take them on (with 2K13 to boot, nice!). They look good so far, just like IRL.