The recent departures of two of the Toronto Raptors’ most important players, Pascal Siakam and OG Anunoby, as well as a poor run of games, have made life difficult for Darko Rajakovic and the team.
They have dropped to 11th place in the Eastern Conference, just behind the Brooklyn Nets, outside of the Play-In picture, as a result of their current run of ten games in which they have gone 5-5.
The Canadian team will need to put in a lot of work and win a lot of games if they want to have any chance of making the postseason. However, they will face tough opponents in games like the Minnesota Timberwolves, Denver Nuggets, and Milwaukee Bucks.
With All-Star Scottie Barnes, their second-leading scorer, sidelined “indefinitely” due to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, it looks like the challenge will intensify even more.
According to Raptors, Scottie Barnes will be sidelined indefinitely due to a fracture to his left hand’s third metacarpal bone. – @ShamsCharania, the social media user 2 March 2024 The Raptors’ 105-120 defeat resulted in a shattered left hand for Barnes, who attempted to block Jonathan Kuminga’s layup, causing the long-term injury.
Barnes raced off the court after landing from the block attempt, gripping his hand and crying out in anguish.
Despite his team’s difficulties, Barnes was having a very good season until he was injured.
He averaged 20 points on 47 percent shooting, eight rebounds, and six assists. When are the Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers games?
After winning the first three meetings between the Sixers and Raptors this season, Nick Nurse will try to complete a season series sweep against his former team on March 31. Barnes has been a pain in Nurse’s side this season, averaging 20 points and seven rebounds per game against the Sixers, so Nurse won’t be upset about not having to play against him.
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