Surging Raptors vault to second in East, offering glimpse of bright future

Look up, way up, and you’ll find the Toronto Raptors (if you’re peering at the Eastern Conference standings).

Wednesday’s impressive 121-112 road win in Philadelphia moved Darko Rajakovic’s 10-5 group all the way to second place in the conference, behind only the similarly-surging Detroit Pistons (13-2, with 11 straight victories).

Toronto has won 9-of-10 and plays only two good teams over its next nine games, which means the Raptors might be able to get comfortable on this perch.

It has been a while. Toronto previously moved into the Top 3 in the East in December of 2019 (the season after winning the NBA title), claimed second place Jan. 26, 2020, and again Jan. 28, and held it the rest of the way (26 games, including the re-s

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