Game 49: Kings at Raptors!

Home & Away

• After a 2 day rest the Raptors welcome the Sacramento Kings to the Scotia Bank Place. The Raptors hope the ice cold temperature will cool down the hot Kings
• Kawhi Leonard will likely sit again tonight. He injured his leg during the Wizards game last week and the Raptors' medical staff are taking no chances. This being a back to back he might play tomorrow night or not then either. It's all about keeping him healthy for the playoffs
• OG Anunoby is out again for personal reasons. The Kings have no major injuries to speak of but Nemanja Bjelica's role has diminished slightly as of late with Justin Jackson getting starts in favour of. We'll see how it plays out tonight

Tonight' Raptor Track!

B.B. King & Eric Clapton - "Riding With The King"

Can't believe I haven't done this one before, it's like a double shot. Pretty cool twin attack of Blues here. This is the title track off the 2000 combination album between the two. A must check out for any Blues or Rock n Roll fan

Tonight's Game Day Drink!

El Sacramento

Best paired with lamb, this Red is classic and savory, from the Country of Spain

Raptors 2nd in East 35-13! Kings 10th in West 24-23!

Game 12: Raptors at Kings!

In Sacramede!

• Raptors looking to close out their first West coast road trip tonight with a win and get the sweep! Their opponents tonight are the Sacramento Kings, who cannot be slept on. The Kings have defied expectations early on in this season and lets be honest, some weird stuff has happened the Raptors in Sacramento namely this and this
• Norman Powell left the game against Utah early with a shoulder injury. He'll likely be out a few weeks while he rehabs the sprain. Expect Kawhi Leonard to be a game time decision
• Sacramento has been slowly building assets and searching for a new superstar after trading away DeMarcus Cousins a few seasons ago. D'Aaron Fox has been stepping up, as has Buddy Heild and Nemanja Bjelica. Bogdan Bogdanovic will not play tonight due to an ankle injury

Tonight's Raptor Track!

The Tragically Hip - "Wheat Kings"

With such an expansive collection of songs to pick from I could probably do a Hip song for almost every night's game. "Wheat Kings" is one of their most celebrated songs from their smash album Fully Completely.

Tonight's Game Day Drink!

King's Elixir

Gin, Bianco Vermouth and Goldwasser mixed with some celery bitters and lemon peels make up this royal cocktail. Clear and crisp. Created in Seattle, WA

Raptors 1st in the East 10-1! Kings 6th in the West 6-4!

Game 28: Kings at Raptors!

After taking care of the Brooklyn Nets on Friday the Raptors remain in Toronto to host the Sacramento Kings in an afternoon game at the ACC!

• Friday's game saw Kyle Lowry log the 11th triple double of his career. With 10 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds.
• CJ Miles who sat out Friday with a sore shoulder returns for Toronto while Serge Ibaka will miss the game due to a sore knee. Delon Wright also returned Friday night after being sidelined for a few weeks with a dislocated shoulder
• The Kings will be without Zach Randolph and De'Aaron Fox. While George Hill and Willie Caulie-Stein are back in the rotation. A much different looking team than a week ago

Today's Raptor Track!

Kings Of Lean - "Notion"

Nothing out of the ordinary here. Just the fact that Kings is in their name. Off their electric 2008 album Only By The Night, which everyone owns. I knew early on that "Notion" would be a single and boom number 4. Though all the songs are great, "Notion" stood out to me upon first listen

Today's Game Day Drink!

Russian Imperial Stout

This may seem like an odd choice for a game between the Raptors and Kings, but this hearty brew is brought to us by the Sacramento Brewing Company out of California. Sh'yeah!

Raptors 3rd in East 19-8! Kings 13th in West 9-19!

Game 24: Raptors at Kings!

Raptors took care of business on Friday night and now it's off to Sacramento to play the Kings. Things don't always go as expected in Sacramento, will the Raptors be able to pull one off and avoid the yearly Sacramento Screw job? Let's find out

• It appears Sacramento will be missing a few key players. Willie Caulie-Stein and George Hill are both missing this one for the Kings
• Last year the Kings unloaded DeMarcus Cousins to New Orleans for Buddy Heild. In the Summer they added Hill, Zach Randolph and former Raptor great Vince Carter.
• Raptors are on a 5 game win streak and with the schedule ahead, adding more Ws onto that line isn't completely unthinkable

Today's Raptor Track!!

T-Nutty - "Sac Kingz"

This song didn't just come out of the woodwork, it's been around since about 2004. Don't know why I haven't featured this one yet. Plenty of songs about other kinds of kings I guess.

Today's Game Day Drink!

Budweiser

Hey, it's the King of Beers after all. Simple as that

Game 13: Raptors at Kings!

Game number 13! Will be unlucky as the Raptors roll into Sacramento to take on a team that always seems to have our number or will Toronto get another win on this 5 game road trip?

• Lucas Noguiera missed the game in Denver as his wife was delivering their first child! Bebe is expected to play tonight in Sacramento
• Terrence Ross had arguably one of his best games of his career and hit a dagger three in Overtime in the game against the Nuggets. Raptors will need that kinda of play on a consistent basis
• Though they always seem to trounce us things are all not well in Kings land. All kinds of trade rumours swirl overhead with names like DeMarcus Cousins and Rudy Gay being tossed around. Or maybe another Head Coach's head will roll. Time will tell

Tonight's Raptor Track!

Linkin Park - "Wretches & Kings"

Love the chugging drum and bassline in this one. Linkin Park usually had no problem pumping out songs to get people amped. This one is no exception. Not sure what these guys are doing now, though I think Chester is done with Velvet Revolver, maybe they'll be back around

Raptors 3rd in East 8-4! Kings 12th in West 4-9!

Game 6: Kings at Raptors!

I will try to most more consistently on game days. I didn't do one for the Heat game on Friday because I was en route to Toronto to attend the game LIVE!! WOOO With my balls out!!!

• The Kings are not having the start they were hoping they would. It's another year and another new coach in David Joerger, but the Kings find themselves with a 2-5 record.
• Despite the record the Raptors have historically had their problems with the Kings and their former teammate Rudy Gay. Valanciunas has another tough task in front of him as he'll be matching up with DeMarcus Cousins.
• DeMar DeRozan had another 30+ point game on Friday night. The only other player to start a season with 5 straight 30+ point games? Michael Jordan.

Tonight's Raptor Track!

Kurtis Blow - "Basketball"

Some rough news today as hip-hop legend Kurtis Blow suffered a heart attack, but survived. He credits the LAPD police officers and first responders for saving his life. Refreshing in this day and age. Why haven't I picked this song on here before? Unknown, but here it is today!

Raptors 3rd in East 4-1. Kings 12th in West 2-5