Through 14 games, Toronto is sitting at .500 with a 7-7 record. With the return to ScotiaBank Arena this season, it would seem — considering this squad is one of the younger teams in the league — that the players would feel much more comfortable at home after spending the whole of the 2020-21 season in Tampa. Instead, it’s the opposite. The Raptors are just 2-6 at home, with the only wins coming against the Magic and Pacers.
Normally this would brew trouble for a young team. However, despite an early season injury to Pascal Siakam that made him miss the first 10 games, Toronto has been able to float around the .