There’s a low hum around the Toronto Raptors right now, where before there was silence. Eleven wins in 12 games will do that for you, and Toronto is putting up numbers in winnable games, catapulting to third in the NBA in net rating (+8.8).
So maybe, after a couple weeks of games against lottery teams, it would be nice to see more of a challenge. Right?
The Raptors may get that tonight against a young Philadelphia team, albeit it’s an opponent without their star in Joel Embiid. The 76ers centre was upgraded to probable for Thursday’s game, but a game time decision will leave him sitting again with back pain.