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The Raptors recovered successfully and came to the fourth place in the East. Do they have any hope of winning the championship?
17- 18 season, the raptors scored 59 wins and 23 losses, ranking first in the east, setting a new record in the team's history. But in the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Raptors swept the Cavaliers 4-0, which is the second consecutive season that they were swept by the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference semifinals. In the summer of 20 18, the Raptors' lineup changed greatly. They agreed to let the Spurs trade their star Dro for Leonard. Everyone is a soldier, but Leonard is still in the top four in the East! Is it possible for the Raptors to defend their title this season? The Raptors finally achieved great success. Under Leonard's leadership, the Raptors scored 58 wins and 24 losses last season, ranking second in the East after the Bucks. The Raptors made it all the way through the playoffs. In the seventh game of the Eastern Conference semifinals, they successfully reached the Eastern Conference finals with Leonard's whistle, and defeated the Bucks 4-2 in the Eastern Conference finals. The team advanced to the finals for the first time in history. Facing the defending champion warriors who reached the finals for five consecutive years, the Raptors won 4-2 and won the first championship trophy in the team's history. Of course, the Raptors also took advantage, because both Durant and Thompson were seriously injured.

If it is not an injury, it is hard to say whether the Raptors can win the championship. Leonard won his first championship in his first season. The Raptors deal was really successful. Unfortunately, after winning the championship for the Raptors, Leonard joined his hometown team Clippers as a free agent. In the fourth battle between the Raptors and the Celtics, the Raptors played four quarters with Lori and Siakam. In the end, the Raptors 100-93 defeated the Celtics. The score of the two games is 2-2. The Raptors are warming up and winning two games in a row. Don't underestimate the heart of having a champion. In this game, Lori played for 46 minutes and scored 22 points 1 1 rebounds and 7 assists. Last season, the Raptors worked miracles under the leadership of Cam. It also made the Raptors create brilliance, and the Raptors won the first championship. However, Lori was the team leader when Cam left, and the Raptors stole the game with only 0.5 seconds left. There are only seven points to win, but no matter how many points you can win.

Just like Siakam, who played well in this game, it doesn't matter how long as he can win the game. It is conceivable that a team with a champion should not be underestimated, because anything can happen. As long as you work hard, you are likely to create many miracles. I hope the Raptors will be more and more brave in future competitions. Despite losing FMVP, the Raptors' performance this season is still very good, even surprising. Up to now, the Raptors' record this season is 15 wins and 6 losses, ranking fourth in the East. At the same time, there is only a gap of 0.5 between them and the second Celtic in the East (15 wins and 5 losses). If it weren't for the recent two-game losing streak, the Raptors are now the second in the East, second only to the Bucks.

Without Leonard, the Raptors can still have such a good performance this season, which has a lot to do with the excellent performance of Siakam and Van Frith. Last season, Siakam won the most improved player. His performance has improved a lot this season, averaging 25.0 points, 8.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists, becoming the new leader of the Raptors. Van Frith, who performed well in last season's finals, has also made great progress this season, averaging 18.7 points and 7.3 assists per game, holding the Raptors' starting point guard. Lori also averaged 20.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 7. 1 assists this season, the best in three seasons.