2015–16 Toronto Raptors season
The 2015–16 Toronto Raptors season was the 21st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This season marked the Raptors' first 50-win season since their inception in the league, a franchise-best, besting their record (49–33) of the previous season. On May 1, 2016, the Raptors defeated the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the first round of the NBA playoffs. This was the second playoff victory in Raptors franchise history, and the first in a seven-game series. They returned to the semifinals for the first time since 2001. In the semifinals, the Raptors survived the third-seeded Miami Heat in a tough seven-game series, marking the first time the team advanced to the Eastern Conference finals. However, they lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers, the eventual NBA champions, in six games. Draft Roster All-Star Game The Raptors were the hosts for the NBA All-Star game in 2016. Kyle Lowry was selected by fan voting to the starting back court for the game, and DeMar DeRozan was also chosen to play in the game as a bench player. Standings Preseason |-style="background:#bfb;" |1 |October 4 |L. A. Clippers |93–73 |Kyle Lowry (26) |Jonas Valančiūnas (12) |Carroll, DeRozan, Lowry, Ross (2) |Rogers Arena19,000 |1–0 |-style="background:#fbb;" |2 |October 5 |@ Golden State |87–95 |DeMarre Carroll (15) |Jonas Valančiūnas (10) |DeMar DeRozan (4) |SAP Center18,223 |1–1 |-style="background:#bfb;" |3 |October 8 |@ L. A. Lakers |105–97 |Kyle Lowry (25) |Luis Scola (7) |Kyle Lowry (6) |Citizens Business Bank Arena8,123 |2–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" |4 |October 12 |Minnesota |112–105 |Kyle Lowry (40) |DeMarre Carroll (8) |Cory Joseph (4) |Air Canada Centre19,277 |3–1 |-style="background:#fbb;" |5 |October 14 |@ Minnesota |87–89 |Johnson, Wright (11) |Anthony Bennett (8) |Joseph, Wright (3) |Canadian Tire Centre15,522 | 3–2 |-style="background-color:#bfb;" |6 |October 18 |Cleveland |87–81 |Jonas Valančiūnas (12) |Bismack Biyombo (10) |Kyle Lowry (8) |Air Canada Centre19,800 |4–2 |-style="background:#bfb;" |7 |October 23 |Washington |92–82 |DeMarre Carroll (16) |Bismack Biyombo (13) |Kyle Lowry (6) |Bell Centre20,072 |5–2 Regular season standings Record vs opponents (* game decided in overtime) Regular season |- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 | October 28 | Indiana | | DeMar DeRozan (25) | Jonas Valančiūnas (15) | Lowry, DeRozan (6) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 1–0 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 2 | October 30 | @ Boston | | DeMar DeRozan (23) | Jonas Valančiūnas (10) | Kyle Lowry (9) | TD Garden16,898 | 2–0 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 3 | November 1 | Milwaukee | | Jonas Valančiūnas (19) | Bismack Biyombo (10) | Kyle Lowry (7) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 3–0 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 4 | November 3 | @ Dallas | | Kyle Lowry (27) | Luis Scola (12) | Kyle Lowry (10) | American Airlines Center20,034 | 4–0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 | November 4 | @ Oklahoma City | | DeMar DeRozan (28) | Jonas Valančiūnas (11) | DeRozan, Joseph, Patterson (3) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203 | 5–0 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 | November 6 | @ Orlando | | DeMar DeRozan (23) | Jonas Valančiūnas (14) | Luis Scola (5)