Despite the doom and gloom talk over the past few weeks leading to the trade deadline, the Toronto Raptors now find themselves with their best stretch of the season. They are 11-3 over their last fourteen games, sitting in the ninth spot in the Eastern Conference playoff race. The Raptors don’t have a lot of room for a mistake from here on out, even if the bare-minimum goal is to maintain being in the play-in range.
A win against the Cleveland Cavaliers should keep the Raptors’ hope of getting to the 7th or 6th seed plausible, as they need to get as many wins as possible, given the tough road trip ahead that could define the fate of this team.