The Toronto Raptors are searching right now. Where is Kyle Lowry? Where is the scoring off of the bench? What happened to the point guard depth? Why aren’t the 3-pointers falling? Where is the rebounding?
None of those questions were answered in a 104-99 loss in which a stout defensive effort faltered juuuust a little bit on the final few Bucks possessions, and the game got away. Now the West coast looms.
Defense: A Lot to Like! If only...
I mentioned the defense above; the Raptors did an excellent job for 47 minutes limiting open looks from downtown, switching liberally on screens, and even did an OK job defending the rim and rebounding.