The Toronto Raptors tried everything imaginable to overcome an early deficit against the Portland Trail Blazers, but couldn’t get it done. If they want to avoid another losing skid, they must defeat a strong Nuggets team. There are easier tasks.
The memory of a recent loss in Toronto to Denver will plague our team, but they must find a way to set it aside. A pro athlete needs a short memory.
The Nuggets could be (choose one): a wildly inconsistent team, further proof of the NBA’s balance, or a third possibility, which we’ll get to. After beating our guys, they defeated Orlando in OT, then dropped the final pair of games on their nasty road trip…to Charlotte and Atlanta.