"The difference one bad game does to a team's rankings early in the NBA season, as going into their previous game against the New York Knicks, Toronto still had a top 10 offensive rating, but after a rough outing on Sunday, it has dropped to 13th. Even though they have taken two losses recently, the defensive rating is still top six, which is a more important stat as "defence wins championships.""
"Toronto enters the night in unfamiliar territory, as they had recently forgotten how to lose, it seems like. But now two straight losses on back-to-back nights have the Raptors hunting for a win to steer the ship back in the right direction. Raptors Outlook Record: 14-7 | 4th in Eastern ConferenceOffensive Rating: 116.1 (13th) | Defensive Rating: 111.5 (6th) | Net Rating: +4.6 (9th)"
"For the Portland Trail Blazers they finished off the 2024-25 season with good momentum as they finished with a respectable 36-46 record, just 3 games shy of a play-in berth. They came into the season reuniting with long-time Blazer, Damian Lillard, who unfortunately won't be able to suit up for them this year. It seems like their momentum came to a halt due to losing their head coach, Chauncey Billups, to a gambling case earlier this season,"
Toronto holds a 14-7 record and sits fourth in the Eastern Conference with an offensive rating of 116.1 (13th) and a defensive rating of 111.5 (6th), yielding a +4.6 net rating. The Raptors have lost consecutive games after a stretch of wins, and one poor outing dropped the offensive ranking while the defense remains strong. Toronto surrendered a late lead when the offense dried up in crunch time. Portland entered the season after a 36-46 finish but sits 8-12, has a 113.8 offensive rating (19th) and 116.3 defensive rating (21st), lacks Damian Lillard this year, and lost head coach Chauncey Billups to a gambling case.
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