They’ve made it!
The Raptors have survived a team-wide bout of COVID (again). They’ve survived a rough start to the season while Pascal Siakam returned from off-season shoulder surgery. They’ve survived other injuries to each of the starters — each for at least 7 games. They’ve survived the heaviest starter workload in the league.
The Raptors have endured all of that and head into the All-Star break 7 games over .500, surpassing last year’s win total, and looking like a playoff team that no one wants to face. The “break” won’t necessarily be one for Fred VanVleet, Scottie Barnes, or Precious Achiuwa, but at least they’ll get to partake in the events and, hopefully, make some history!