Though the “bursts of winning and losing” trend continued for the Toronto Raptors after their most recent loss to the Phoenix Suns, their play of late over this West coast swing has been much more encouraging. Seemingly gone are the 20-30—point deficits coming out of the first or second quarter. Sadly, they’ve been replaced with Toronto running out of gas by the time the fourth quarter rolls around. Back-to-back matchups or not, Raptors fans know by now that the 2022-2023 iteration of this team are going to live and die by their starting lineup. Nick Nurse’s mistrust of his bench likely isn’t going to change at this point.
Toronto Raptors at Utah Jazz Matchup: A battle of two teams treading water
