The Toronto Raptors have had a challenging season. They’re the only team not playing in their home market, of course, and they got off to a particularly rough 2-8 start. They started slowly turning things around, just in time for injuries to start piling up. And just when they got everyone healthy — they had a full roster last Wednesday for the first time all year — the majority of the coaching staff, as well as Pascal Siakam, were sidelined under the league’s health and safety protocols. Phew!
Their opponent tonight, the Chicago Bulls, had a similarly slow start (4-8) and have also played better since, coming into tonight’s game at 15-17.