If there was ever a five-game road trip where you didn’t want the injury bug to hit, the Toronto Raptors are on it right now. Starting in New Orleans, a back-to-back in the Staples Center against powerhouse Los Angeles teams, and finishing in Portland and Dallas — all without your most important starter and best bench player — seems like a fair reason to write off this portion of the schedule.
Still, though, the enduringly fun Raptors pull out wins. With Kyle Lowry and Serge Ibaka out, Toronto pulled off their most satisfying win since raising the Larry OB in June, as ten players propelled them to a 113-104 win over the previously 7-1 Lakers on the road.