TORONTO — For the past two weeks, the Toronto Raptors have looked lethargic, like a team hoping for 10 extra minutes of sleep so they can get back to that oh-so-perfect dream.

No matter how many times you hit snooze, that dream doesn’t come back as anything more than a groggy memory, and every time you close your eyes, the more tired you’ll get, delaying the inevitable.

After a heartbreaking buzzer-beater loss to the Los Angeles Lakers and a flat-out dismantling by the middling Charlotte Hornets, the Raptors needed a bounce-back game — if not a win, then at least a fight, a semblance of the energy that once was.

Despite a 121-113 loss to the Boston Celtics, the Raptors reminded themselves who they can be, playing with energy and determination in an impressive second half. If only they d

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