Raptors lose fifth straight, longest losing streak since 2020-21 season
After a fifth consecutive loss and eighth in 10 outings, Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet lamented the team’s slide is unacceptable.
“This is a terrible stretch,” VanVleet said. “You don’t want this. You don’t expect this, and you can’t accept this. It’s where we are. There’s a lot of basketball left to be played, and there’s a lot of time to fix it.”“We looked like this for long stretches last year as well,” he said. “There were ups and downs at the beginning of last year, looked a little bleak at times, and we got hot late in the year.
The five-game slide is the Raptors’ most prolonged dry spell since they dropped seven in a row to conclude the 2020-21 season.Poole went 14-of-23 from the field, including five three-pointers, to top his previous best of 38 points. Golden State sharpshooter Klay Thompson chipped in 17 points, while Draymond Green and JaMychal Green were good for 17 and 15, respectively.
VanVleet and head coach Nick Nurse believe the Raptors need to regain their determination on the defensive end.“That’s the first time at home we have come out with one of those defensive performances where we just couldn’t really keep up with them, or find them, or protect the rim, or guard,” Nurse added.
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