Saturday December 31 2011 – 4:24am Eastern – Orlando, Florida

The Dallas Mavericks finally got their first win of the season last night…but they had to deal with a scrappy Raptors’ squad to get it.

Paul Jones and I break down Toronto’s 99-86 loss in our latest recap video

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The Raptors next game comes on Sunday evening in Orlando.  Tip off against the Magic is at 6pm Eastern but we’ll be on the air with the pre-game show at 5:3opm.

Have a good one folks … HAPPY NEW YEAR

E. Smith

Friday December 30 2011 – 1:35pm Central – Dallas, Texas

The Mavericks come into the game tonight … 0-3!

They fought hard against the Thunder last night but OKC won in dramatic fashion.

So you know the Champs will be chomping at the bit this evening…looking for their first win of the season against a familiar face, Dwane Casey, and his Toronto Raptors.

We break it all down right here:

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Paul Jones and I are on the air with the pre-game show at 8pm Eastern tonight and we’ll have the tip of the Mavs and Raps on Sportsnet 590 the FAN just after 830pm.

Have a good one!

E. Smith

Thursday December 29 2011 – 7:43pm Central – Dallas, Texas

We have arrived in Dallas …

Pre-game shoot-around tomorrow morning around 10am and then the game itself against the Mavs on Friday night (a back-to-back for Dallas…as they’re taking on the Thunder in OKC tonight).

Check out our quick preview and thoughts:

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We’ll be back with another video or two tomorrow – plus some of the scrums from shoot-around.

Have a good one

E. Smith

Wednesday December 28 2011 – 10:25pm Eastern – Toronto, ON

Raptors (now 1-1) lose 90-85 to the Pacers and Paul Jones and I break it all down here:

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Here are some highlights from the game and our post-game chat with David West

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E. Smith

Wednesday December 28 2011 – 5:04pm Eastern – Toronto, ON

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Tuesday December 27 2011 – 1:05am Eastern – Toronto, ON

Missed the action last night from Toronto’s win over the Cavaliers?

Catch some of the highlights from the Sportsnet 590 broadcast right HERE: 

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And have a listen to our post-game chat with Player of the Game, Amir Johnson, as well (13 points, 13 rebounds, 3 blocks):

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Be sure to tune in at 6pm on Wednesday for the Raptors HOME OPENER (vs Indiana).  Paul Jones and I will have all of the action.

Have a good one

E. Smith

Tuesday December 27 2011 – 12:59am Eastern – Toronto, ON

Following the Raptors’ win over the Cavaliers on Monday night, Jonesy and I had a chance to do a quick recap from the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.  But I had to race out to catch the flight back to Toronto and didn’t have time to upload this ’til now!

Enjoy.

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We’ll be back on the air on Wednesday night … as the Raptors will host the Indiana Pacers at 6pm — Toronto’s HOME opener.

Have a good one

E. Smith

Monday December 26 2011 – 12:53pm Eastern – Cleveland, Ohio

When the Raptors are on the road … more often than not your only place for actual SOUND from the team will come from this space right here.  The TV crews rarely travel and not other radio station follows the Raptors for all 82 (of course this year, 66).

So be sure to keep Sportsnet590.ca in your bookmarks and check-in all of the time.

Here’s Dwane Casey’s scrum from earlier today in Cleveland:

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And I had a chance to go 1 on with DeMar DeRozan as well.  Here’s our chat:

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Paul Jones and I will be on Sportsnet 590 at 7pm tonight.  We’ll have all of the action of the Raptors and Cavaliers.  Plus, Jonesy goes 1 on 1 with Jamaal Magloire during our halftime show.

Tune in tonight for Game 1 of the 2011-12 season … and be sure to follow along on Twitter as well at @Eric__Smith and @Paul__Jones

Thanks

E. Smith

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And if you missed our game-day preview, you can see it here:

http://blog.rogersbroadcasting.com/ericsmith/2011/12/26/vlog-5-0-game-1-raptors-cavs/

Monday December 26 2011 – 12:10pm Eastern – Cleveland, Ohio

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Sunday December 25 2011 – 11:59pm Eastern – Cleveland, Ohio

I still say MY own version of the “12 Days of Christmas” (from yesterday’s blog) was  better …

But here’s the Budweiser version that’s been making the rounds on the various NBA broadcasts today.

(And, no, I don’t know what happened to #7.  It’s a mystery)

Merry Xmas everyone!

E. Smith