Raptors HQ · Mar 23, 2021
Five thoughts on last night: Rockets 117, Raptors 99
Photo by Bob Levey/Getty ImagesIf you thought things couldn’t get worse for the Toronto Raptors than losing to the Detroit Pistons, or to the Cleveland Cavaliers, ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce to this one: An 18-point loss to the 11-30 Houston Rockets, losers of 20 straight games!
And the scary thing is? With the trade deadline on Thursday, there’s room for this to get worse.
Let’s get these thoughts over with.
1. Put it in Springfield
What an unreal series of possessions from our guy Aron Baynes in the first half last night. First, he let a Kyle Lowry pass bounce off his hands, and when the Raptors recovered it, proceeded to let a Malachi Flynn pass bounce off his hands.