Raptors hit by seven-game losing streak in NBA
January 21st, 2012 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANSToronto, Jan 21 (IANS) The Toronto Raptors lost their seventh consecutive game after a 84-94 loss to the Portland Trailblazers in National Basketball Association (NBA) league.
The team was once again without forward Andrea Bargnani and point-guard Jerryd Bayless, who have missed the past five and 13 games respectively, Xinhua reported.
On a positive note, newly signed center Aaron Gray made his home debut Friday after sitting out the first fourteen games of the season with a rapid heart rate. In total, Raptors’ players have missed a combined 43 games.
The seven-game losing run is approaching one of the franchise’s longest losing streaks of all-time. Last season, the team lost thirteen consecutive games between Jan 12 and Feb 2, the second worst streak in franchise history.
The franchise’s longest losing streak of all time occurred in the 1996-97 season when it lost 17 games en route to a 16-66 record. However, the Raptors do not own the record for most consecutive losses. That honour goes to the Cleveland Cavaliers, who lost an all-time record of 26 consecutive games in the 2010-11 season between Dec 20 and Feb 11.
Next up for the Raptors are the Los Angeles Clippers Sunday where they begin a five game road trip. Following their game against Los Angeles, the team will visit Phoenix, Utah, Denver and New Jersey before returning home Jan 31 to face the Atlanta Hawks.
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