Welcome back! You read the preview, you read The Rap-Up, so you know the deal: the Toronto Raptors are 4.5 games out of sixth place in the Eastern Conference, with 23 games to play.
And they start their effort to make up that ground tonight against the New Orleans Pelicans.
And thIs should indeed be the start of a good thing. The Raptors are healthy, they have a starting centre, and the have won 5 of their past 6 games — and after tonight, the Raptors play four of their next fives games against teams with losing records.