It’s been an eventful last few weeks for the Toronto Raptors, who despite posting an 8-7 record in the month of December, look like a team that’s starting to really feel the absence of two key cogs.
Both Jonas Valanciunas and Kyle Lowry remain out of the lineup which has forced the team to lean heavily on Kawhi Leonard. In the team’s last win, a 122-116 home win over the Utah Jazz, it took career-best performances by Leonard (45 points) and Pascal Siakam (28 points) to come away with the win.