ORLANDO—When they walked out of the Florida heat and into a morning shootaround in the Orlando suburbs on Friday morning, the Raptors had high hopes for their tropical road trip. Two games in three nights against the Magic, who came into the weekend in 30th place, figured to be a sun-drenched salve to Toronto’s recent skid.
As poorly as the Raptors had been playing of late, surely two wins and a dose of Vitamin D would go a long way to resetting the season.
Alas, rather than refreshment, the trip brought only heightening frustration, the latest coming in Sunday’s 111-99 loss.