The Toronto Raptors’ game against the Cleveland Cavaliers was a microcosm of their season: glimpses and flashes of the team that they can be showed up, but they were surrounded by frustrating stretches and inexplicable lulls. The spirited bursts were encouraging, at times, but they just weren’t enough to pull them out of the hole that they dug for themselves. With this game, a 116-105 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Raptors have now lost eight in a row.
Now, the hole that they dug this season is substantial, and with the trade deadline looming, questions about the direction of the team will only intensify.