Winning just one out of their first six games, the Raptors are approaching something we haven’t seen in a long time: abject misery.
The lowest point might be yet to come, but yesterday’s post-game quotes from Kyle Lowry and Fred VanVleet — maybe the only plus players in a 126-114 blowout loss to the Celtics — were telling. The Raptors aren’t just searching for a win, they’re searching for a spark.
"I'm surprised. But I think we need to be tougher," Lowry said. "We need to get a little bit more grittier, a little bit more tougher, a little bit more nastier.