After much of December has proven to be quite an unsteady course for this Raptors squad, it was starting to put a bit of a grim blow on all the great achievements Toronto has accomplished in the short 2025-26 sample size.
And as 2025 winds down, with Toronto's final game of the year scheduled for New Year's Eve, the Raptors will head into their third consecutive game of a five-game homestand with a ton of momentum. On December 29, the Raps toppled the Orlando Magic in yet another exhilarating affair, just a day after securing a statement overtime win against the Golden State Warriors.