Numbers Game: More good times coming?

Adam Hunger-USA TODAY SportsLast week, we looked at some positive things around the Raptors in spite of Kyle Lowry’s injury and some ugly losses. Well, a week later, we have one more ugly loss, and still plenty of positive stuff going on. Let’s just dive right in.

Look at that Defense

That’s the name of the game with a key player like Kyle Lowry out of the lineup. And they’ve been performing very well on that end of late, as the additions of Serge Ibaka and P.J. Tucker keep paying off.

Last week we noted that the team had improved the defense after the break, with their DRTG* since Lowry went down sitting at 102.8 (a very good mark, putting them 7th in the league in the unofficial second half…