Even in a season where consistency has been the issue, the highs have still been high for the Toronto Raptors. Since acquiring old pal Jakob Poeltl at the trade deadline, the wins and feel good vibes are starting to break through too — this is not the same team that battled angst and inner turmoil through December and January.
On Monday night, poised to get back to .500 for the first time since December 9, it looked like this group was about to break new ground.
Facing the Western Conference-leading Denver Nuggets, who come equipped with the MVP frontrunner in Nikola Jokic, in their gym was a tall task on paper — but the Raptors looked up to the challenge from the opening tip.