Here are 10 takeaways from the Toronto Raptors’ 112-111 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers.
One — Stunned: The Raptors just keep finding more painful ways to lose. It’s beyond the point of frustration after the Raptors dropped another one-point game in the second night of a back-to-back. This time, the Raptors led the entire way, lost the lead against an onslaught of difficult jumpers from the Blazers, then regained the lead in the final minute, only to lose it again and to have another one of Pascal Siakam’s shots rim out. Objectively, it is a case of miserable luck as the Raptors should have won both games and used it as a springboard for their climb back to .