While the Toronto Raptors roared out to a strong start in the 2019-20 season, naysayers suggested that a soft schedule was the cause of their success. Raptors fans were aware that they had benefitted from playing lesser opponents and had circled the most recent four game stretch as an opportunity. Playing against the Utah Jazz, Miami Heat, Houston Rockets, and Philadelphia 76ers in that order, Raptors fans, high on the euphoria of a championship and hot start, did not necessarily even see these games as a test. Instead, once the Raptors came out of this gantlet 3-1 or, God forbid, 2-2 at worst, it would be clear that they were no fluke and this team was capable of hanging with the NBA’s best.
Three big concerns (and why they won’t last) from the Raptors’ 3-game losing streak
