The Raptors will do in the final 10 crucial games of the NBA regular season what they’ve done for the first 72, deal with injuries, absences and much-needed rest, all the while trying to figure out lineups every night as they go.
It’s not perfect but it’s the way things have been since October and the practice they’ve had should come in handy despite the importance of the last sprint to the post-season that begins Thursday night.
“I feel like that’s the culture of the team,” Pascal Siakam said Wednesday. “It’s always been like that for years, just continue to play together as a team no matter what happens as a team.