Break in schedule welcome for a team adjusting to deadline newcomers and players in new roles because of injury.
MIAMI—There will be some rest and some relaxation. Not having to play for three nights will be a welcome respite for the Toronto Raptors, who arrived in South Florida in the wee hours Sunday.
But the time here before Wednesdays’ game is far more than simply a couple of days to recuperate and recharge.
“It’s critical,” DeMar DeRozan said. “These days come at a critical point.