After losing in double overtime less than 24 hours ago to the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Toronto Raptors were back tonight in New Orleans. The fifth game of a six game road trip, plus the back to back, and the exhaustion was real on many fronts.
The team was tired from tip-off to final buzzer tonight.
The biggest blow for the Raptors came before the game even started, with RJ Barrett being ruled out due to managing his knee injury on a back to back game night.
Barrett missed three games last week with a sore knee, and after that extended run last night, he had to sit out tonight to avoid aggravating that injury further.