In what may be their toughest stretch of games this season, the Toronto Raptors are flying high.
Sure, there were losses to the Nets and Bucks over the weekend. The mood has shifted quickly, though, as the Raptors have blown the doors off strong Western Conference opponents in two straight games — winning by 24 over the Clippers and 20 over the Warriors, even without Kawhi Leonard.
That means there’s some serious momentum going into tonight’s game in Portland. History is also on Toronto’s side as they face the 15-14 Portland Trail Blazers, who have fallen off a hot start to become one of the morass of teams in the log-jammed West.