Unfortunately for Raptors Nation, Toronto's dominant winning ways have come to an end, as the team now faces a two-game losing streak after setbacks against the Charlotte Hornets and New York Knicks. It's hard to come down from that jubilant high, especially as Toronto was able to string together nine-straight victories in a winning stretch that has eluded the Raptors for several seasons now.
Knicks hand Raptors another crushing blow in back-to-back losses
While it was inevitable for the streak to end, the circumstances of their loss to Charlotte on November 29 were disappointing, and heading into the Knicks game on November 30, expectations were fairly low, considering New York stands out as one of the Eastern Conference's elite squads and Toronto was without their veteran anchor Jakob Poeltl.