PORTLAND, ORE.—The road has seldom looked as welcoming as it does these days for the Raptors.
One of the great incongruities of this iteration of the team is that the Raptors have played far better on the road than they have at home, and a six-game trip that begins here Monday night does not look as daunting as it could.
Toronto is 5-1 away from home this season and just 2-6 at the Scotiabank Arena, a statistical oddity that flies in the face of conventional NBA wisdom that suggests home teams fare far better than visitors.