Has their been a more dramatic up-and-down period to a Raptors season in recent memory? In the past week, Toronto has gone from the extreme highs of beating the Warriors (soundly!) on their home floor, to losing two close games against stiff competition. Maybe it’s because the stakes have been raised, but dang we really are experiencing all kinds of whiplash here as the Raptors look unbeatable one day, and then struggle the next.
Still, there are more explanations now. The Raptors played all four of their games this week at less than full strength.