And a quick look at what the Raptors did, they're back home for 4 in a row -- Washington, Brooklyn, Cleveland, Indy -- starting Friday. www.thestar.com/sports/rapto...

Up 3 with 3 minutes left on the road, the Raptors closed out it out in ruthless professionalism. A really impressive little stretch. Five guys in double figures, 21 turnovers forced for 31 points and it was team play that won it.

Raptors up 6, 2 minutes left; really fun early season game going on here

We're honoured you like us :)

Raptors lead down 7 as the offence goes away at start of fourth quarter

That's a tidy 44-point third quarter the Raptors just hung in the Sixers and they're up 15 heading to the fourth

3 made 3s and 3 steals for Ja'Kobe Walter tonight; what a huge boost that's been

Poeltl's chewing up the Sixers at the rim, he's got 17 and Raptors up seven with four minutes left in the third. I believe I've never typed these words but ... "Poeltl's been too quick in the paint"

Fourth PF on Ingram in the middle of the third quarter is problematic for Toronto

Good close half; Sixers by 3 at the break. Poeltl with 12, Ingram 11 for Toronto. Maxey's got 15 for the Sixers

Not gonna see Jamison Battle miss back-to-back 3s too often but there you go. Raptors up 5 with about 7 minutes left until halftime

Raptors force 8 turnovers and shoot 57 per cent from the field; lead by 5 after a quarter

Trenton Watford's a Hall of Famer if he gets to play Toronto all the time

An early first appearance for Ja'Kobe Walter off the bench to guard Maxey

The usual suspects about to start for the Raptors; it's Maxey, Edgecombe, Edwards, Barlow and Drummond for the Sixers

Raptors have downgraded Collin Murray-Boyles (knee sprain) to doubtful tonight in Philly, Ochai Agbaji is probable. Sixers will be without George, Oubre, Bona and Embiid is doubtful

Big blocked shots by Ingram and Barnes, winning bucket by Barrett in final seconds Raptors grind out a tough one down the stretch, 110-108 over Charlotte

Shot did hit the rim, re-set was correct, bucket counts

The review is to see if the BI corner 3 hit the rim; if it didn't, I suspect the Raptors committed a 24-second violation before a Barnes bucket tied it with 58.0 left

Raptors up 1, 3:11 left; game got some juice in the final 16 minutes or so The Hornets are not the Hornets of old, some interesting bits

Ingram kaulked that joint back

Scottie Barnes bangs his left hand/wrist and grimaces as he takes himself out of the game

Raptors hardly firing on all cylinders, cling to 2pt lead heading into the 4th. 23 for BI, 11 for Quickley, 10 from four other guys

The arena's dead, Raptors waltz through two second half possessions, game's tied and Darko calls a timeout after 40 seconds

Raptors 57, Hornets 52 Time of game: Forever

Bit of snore/slogfest here; Raptors up 51-43 with about 4 minutes until halftime in a game played at the pace of lava

Ball jerking his head back liked he'd be stabbed in the gut every time he dribbles around the corner is, thankfully, not fooling anyone with a whistle. The guy's too good for the histrionics

This as forceful a quarter as Ingram has played in a while; getting to the rim instead of pulling up for mid-rangers

Raptors turned it over five times in about seven minutes; some sync is missing

Usual suspects start for the Raptors, Agbaji is out, Battle is in

Catching up with the Raptors NBA injury report: Ochai Agbaji is doubtful with a lumbar strain, Jamison Battle is questionable with knee bruise and AJ Lawson is up from the 905ers on his two-way deal for the contest with Charlotte this evening

You never get cheated investing time in the Grey Cup Tremendous entertainment, compelling competition

Okay, maybe they didn't beat the Showtime Lakers or the '87 Celtics or the 73-win Warriors but the Raptors going 4-1 on this trip is a thing. They took care of business when, in the recent past, they might not have. Now 5 of 6 at home starts Monday at Charlotte

Been a couple seasons at least since I've been in the arena but Gainbridge Fieldhouse is the best gym in the league. Great layout, great vibe.

Three straight Gradey Dick buckets, the last a lovely finish of a halfcourt pass from Scottie Barnes, settles things for the Raptors, who're up 15 with 95 seconds left in the third quarter

Good second quarter as Raptors up 62-53 at the half. 13 for Barrett, 10 each for Quickley and Ingram.

Ja'Kobe Walter's have a really good defensive shift here; if only he could get some shots to fall

Through 18 minutes, the Pacers have zero offensive rebounds. Against the Raptors, that's an unlikely happenstance

Raptors 2-10 from 3 but up 32-29 after a quarter; they're 12-15 inside the arc, which strikes me as quite efficient

Mamu's on a heater, seven points in about four minutes and Raptors are within two

Raptors 0-5 from three early, Pacers have 4 made 3s and Indiana's up 17-8 when Darko Rajakovic calls timeout to chat

Collin Murray-Boyles returns for the Raptors tonight, but Ochai Agbaji and Jamison Battle are out. Pacers missing the guts of the team and have now lost Aaron Nesmith for maybe a month with a knee injury.

The interest in Raptors personnel around the game is growing. www.thestar.com/sports/rapto...

How's you get the balcony? So much for the Titanium Elite for life status.

Raptors gonna win this one going away Barnes fantastic, Poeltl was really, really good against Cleveland's size A very impressive road win

Raptors up 10, 5:33 left and this has been a really fun game

This is the best all-around game I've seen from Barnes in months.

Raptors lead was 17 at one point, it's down to 90-83 heading into the fourth quarter

Barnes blocks a Mobley three-pointer and sprints 75 feet to take a perfect long outlet pass from Ingram for a fast break layup. That was a helluva play right there

If you can get past the ear-splitting volume -- and that's hard because IT'S SO DAMN LOUD IN HERE -- the Rocket Arena would be near the top of the NBA. Nice wide concourse, good pitch of seating so it feels intimate, good sightlines. BUT THE VOLUME!!!!