The Raptors were supposed to be moving into an easier stretch of the schedule. They’re into the final game of a little three-game road trip, but their opponents have been of a softer quality than those of their west coast run to kick-off the season. At least that was the theory. Except after disappointing losses to the Knicks and Pacers, the Raptors are staring down a three-game losing streak in Atlanta.
The Hawks are a bad team — not middling, not trying to put things together, bad. The squad is 4-15 with nary a success story to show for it.