Coming out of the Dwane Casey trifecta, the Raptors are nicely served to be back at home and playing the Knicks. The Knicks are losers of eight of their past nine games (eking out a win yesterday against the Lakers), and are short on talent. Who is the Knicks best player? Is it Dennis Smith Jr. or Deandre Jordan. That’s not great. The Raptors will have an opportunity to win this game (I’m feeling bold).
As we saw in their loss to the Pistons yesterday, it’s not wholly reasonable to expect a complete effort from the Raptors at this point of the season.