Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'bostonceltics'
January 4, 2008
In the best campaign commercial since HuckChuckFacts, Chris Bosh has assumed the identity of a Texas used car salesman in order to try to drum up votes to make it to this year's NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans. Bosh has appeared in the All-Star game for the last two years. Last season he was voted into the starting lineup for the first time, but achieving that feat again became nearly impossible when Kevin Garnett......
Continue Reading "Vote Early, Vote Often, Vote Bosh"October 26, 2006
Toronto councillor Cesar Palacio is under fire: a charity he co-founded has reportedly been paying the mortgage on the building that houses his office. The Toronto Public School Board has managed to balance its budget without having to close any schools or cut in-school staff. More on the lottery scandal: Have you ever wondered why you never win Lotto 6/49 or Super 7? So did the CBC. Maybe you should become an Ontario lottery retailer.......
Continue Reading " Cesar Palacio Under Fire; Canada Gets Dissed; Raptors Still Perfect"April 20, 2005
After six long months, the Toronto Raptors season will finally be laid to rest tonight. Following a 4-1 start that seemed so promising, the boys managed just 29 wins over the next 76 games, leading into tonight's final matchup against Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. With confused fans wondering 'why in the heck?' Torontoist offers not one, but two reasons to take in tonight's game. First off, as with any funeral, loved ones come......
Continue Reading "Time to Celebrate - The Season's Finished!"April 18, 2005
How was Vince Carter’s return to the Air Canada Centre this past Friday night? Torontoist doesn’t want to talk about it. With that out of the way, we will focus on the Raptors follow-up performance last night. Both Torontoist editor Josh and the Adorable Sports Writer were on hand to witness yet another Toronto defeat. The Atlantic-Division leading Boston Celtics handed it to the Raptors 103-98. With all the losses this season, Toronto fans are......
Continue Reading "Raps Blow Weekend, Torontoist Stuffs Face!"March 10, 2005
Although the Raptors are only 4.5 games out of the final playoff spot, and 6 games back of the division leading Boston Celtics, the hopes of a playoff birth should realistically be dropped. Following Toronto’s win over the Orlando Magic at the Air Canada Centre last night, the optimism was once again running wild. "It's impressive the kind of balance we had. We're going to need a lot of that the rest of the season,"......
Continue Reading "Franchise Bruises Raps Ego"