PORTLAND, OREGON - JANUARY 11: OG Anunoby #3 and Kyle Lowry #7 of the Toronto Raptors (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
The Toronto Raptors could’ve completely stayed down and wilted after a 2-8 start to their 2020-21 season, but Nick Nurse showed why this team was able to go 53-19 last season, as they rallied to win 10 of their next 16 games while showing renewed vigor on both ends of the floor. The Raptors are very much in the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff hunt.
While the usual suspects, like All-Star and Most Improved Player Pascal Siakam and their franchise record-holder for points in a game in Fred VanVleet, have been up to their usual tricks, Toronto’s resurgence has been a team effort.