SLAM! Sports SLAM! Basketball
  Sun, January 6, 2013


NBA NEWS
TORONTO RAPTORS
MARCH MANIA
NCAA BASKETBALL
COURTSIDE BLOG
COLUMNISTS
COMMENT
PHOTO GALLERY
VIDEO GALLERY
STANDINGS
STATISTICS
PLAYERS
INJURIES
TRANSACTIONS





NFL CANADA





Thunder the ultimate test for Raptors
By RYAN WOLSTAT, QMI Agency


Kings' DeMarcus Cousins drives to the basket past Raptors' Ed Davis (right) on Friday night in Toronto. Next up for the Raps is a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. (REUTERS)

TORONTO - The Sacramento Kings presented a lot of challenges to the Raptors, ones the team was not able to handle.

The Oklahoma City Thunder, in town Sunday for a matinee matchup, present considerably more problems.

The Raptors did not play well on Friday and could not come close to containing big man DeMarcus Cousins. As good as Cousins is and he’s a force, the Thunder duo of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook is a step above.









Which player, past or present, would be your first pick to start a basketball team?
  Bill Russell
  Wilt Chamberlain
  Michael Jordan
  Kobe Bryant
  LeBron James
  Kevin Durant
  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  Earvin 'Magic' Johnson
  Someone else


Results | Story