With DeMar DeRozan and Patrick Patterson out, but help up front and more Norm Powell wouldn’t hurt.
BROOKLYN, N.Y.—There is no question the Toronto Raptors are ailing mightily with eight losses in their last 10 games, a freefall that’s moved them precariously close to falling out of the top four in the Eastern Conference.
There are nagging injuries that just won’t heal, with a trickle-down effect on the lineup and rotation that’s troubling and troublesome — and very much at the heart of their problems.