It has been an odd season for the Raptors, of that there is no doubt.
Kyle Lowry and Serge Ibaka go down with injuries on the same night in November and miss 10 and nine games, respectively.
Pascal Siakam, Marc Gasol and Norm Powell go down with injuries on the same night in November and they’ve been out of nine games and counting.
The team has just come off its busiest month of the season, 16 games in December, and now begins a 15-game January that includes 10 on the road.