The Utah Jazz make their only visit to the Air Canada Centre tonight, where the Raptors await with payback on their mind. Toronto lost in Salt Lake City in mid-November, which dropped their record to a perilous 7-6. That’s the closest the Raptors have been to the .500 mark. Now they are a Beast of the East, but one which can’t rest lightly. The Boston Celtics are coming on strong.
Meanwhile, the Jazz – this team has been rebuilding for a considerable period of time, and seems to have settled on a core group. Their starters are young and relatively inexpensive; while this season appears destined to be their fourth straight without a playoff appearance, I like them as future Western contenders.