Things leading up to the game may be more difficult at home.' 'Once the ball goes up it should seemingly be harder with the crowd and all that stuff. I guess we have this year too more times than we have at home, that’s for sure.' We’ve had a real band-together mentality on the road, a real grittiness on the road. 'We have in general some really good road players. Nurse has no explanation for why his team has fared better on the road. They've won just three of their last 13 games, and are an uncharacteristically terrible 2-8 at home this season. The pair of big men are sorely missed as Toronto (9-13) has tumbled down the standings to 12th in the Eastern Conference. The Raptors have been hit hard by injuries already this young NBA season, missing Pascal Siakam for the first 10 games, and now Anunoby and Birch.

'OG is not ready for tomorrow,' coach Nick Nurse said in delivering the bleak news. The bad news however is that OG Anunoby - whose excellent play was abruptly halted by a hip injury that has seen him sit out seven straight games - did not participate in practice, nor did Khem Birch (knee swelling). Gary Trent Jr., who's missed two games with a deep bruise in his right calf, practised on Wednesday and could return to the lineup when the Raptors host the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday. TORONTO - The reeling Toronto Raptors could be getting some much-needed help.

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