Looking ahead on the schedule about a week or two ago, many Toronto Raptors fans pegged this meeting with the Los Angeles Clippers as good timing. All-world point guard Chris Paul would still be out when the Clippers made their solitary regular season trip to Toronto, something that could only help, as the floundering Raptors continue to search for answers.
With another loss to the Orlando Magic in the books, followed by a sloppy win over the Brooklyn Nets, and this game isn’t looking like the semi-boon it might have been just a short time ago — it’s looking like a mini mid-season Kilimanjaro.