Yikes. Despite the vote of confidence by Toronto Raptors President Masai Ujiri, the Toronto Raptors rewarded him by showing how bad they can be defensively, especially in the fourth, choking a 14-point lead and surrendering to Utah Jazz, 116-122.
The Raptors showed excellent ball movement to start the game and played better defense, especially once Jakob Poeltl was inserted into the game. The Raptors held a double-digit lead for most of the game, but the Jazz kept coming back. The Raptors’ defense slowly cracked in the second half and progressively got worse when Poeltl was taken out of the game in the fourth.