After a pleasantly home-heavy start to the season, with six of their first eight games at Scotiabank Arena, the Toronto Raptors are heading west. Road trip!
A four-game west coast swing begins tonight in Phoenix, a game that may allow an opportunity for the Raptors to ease into the three games after — Los Angeles (argh, LeBron), Utah (Gobert good), and Sacramento (surprised?) are all opponents that could present a challenge.
Alas, the Suns are not in that category, and have been woeful to start the year. At 1-5, the Suns are struggling on both ends of the floor, with the third-worst defence (115.