An unfortunate inevitability in sports, injuries have ravaged the Toronto Raptors roster more than ever this season. Just about every rotational player on the team has missed some sort of time this season. Kyle Lowry and Serge Ibaka both missed a significant amount of time due to injuries, and then Fred VanVleet was shortly out injured.
Now, Pascal Siakam, Norman Powell, and Marc Gasol have all missed the last six games for the Toronto Raptors. In short, the Raptors are shorthanded, and at times, vulnerable. That point was no more evident than against the Boston Celtics on Christmas Day.