After getting drubbed by the Spurs in a highly emotional contest last Thursday, the Raptors can look forward tonight to, ah yes, another highly emotional contest, this time against an actual conference rival, the Milwaukee Bucks. The NBA schedulers do not make it easy.
For the past month, the Raptors have essentially clawed out enough victories to stay near the top of the East. There have been some high quality wins (vs. the Warriors or the Jazz, for example), but they’ve also gotten kicked in the teeth by the Magic, Spurs, and, the very same Bucks they’re visiting tonight.