05/03/2021 Toronto Raptors

2020-21 NBA schedule: Breaking down the back-to-backs on the Toronto Raptors schedule

Back-to-backs are always a reality of the NBA schedule but especially so in a shortened year with a truncated schedule. After playing in six sets of back-to-backs in the first half of the schedule, Toronto will play in an additional eight during the second half. Here's how they've fared.

Back-to-backs are always a reality of the NBA schedule but especially so in a shortened year with a truncated schedule.

After playing in six sets of back-to-backs in the first half of the schedule, Toronto will play in an additional nine during the second half:

**Toronto Raptors back-to-backs, First half of 2020-21 season**
	Date	Opponent	Result	Date	Opponent	Result
1	Jan. 10	@ Golden State	L, 106-105	Jan. 11	@ Portland	L, 112-111
2	Jan. 24	@ Indiana	W, 107-102	Jan. 25	@ Indiana	L, 129-114
3	Feb. 5	@ Brooklyn	W, 123-117	Feb. 6	@ Atlanta	L, 132-121
4	Feb. 10	@ Washington	W, 137-115	Feb. 11	@ Boston	L, 120-106
5	Feb. 18	@ Milwaukee	W, 110-96	Feb. 19	@ Minnesota	W, 86-81
6	Feb. 23	vs. Philadelphia	L, 110-103	Feb. 24	@ Miami	L, 116-108
7	Mar. 3	vs. Detroit	L, 129-105	Mar. 4	@ Boston	L, 132-125

**Toronto Raptors back-to-backs, Second half of 2020-21 season**
	Date	Opponent	Result	Date	Opponent	Result
1	Mar. 13	@ Charlotte	L, 114-104	Mar. 14	@ Chicago	L, 118-95
2	Mar. 21	@ Cleveland	L, 116-105	Mar. 22	@ Houston	L, 117-99
3	Mar. 28	vs. Portland	L, 122-117	Mar. 29	@ Detroit	L, 118-104
4	Apr. 5	vs. Washington	W, 103-101	Apr. 6	vs. LA Lakers	L, 110-101
5	Apr. 10	@ Cleveland	W, 135-115	Apr. 11	@ New York	L, 102-96
6	Apr. 13	vs. Atlanta	L, 108-103	Apr. 14	vs. San Antonio	W, 117-112
7	Apr. 26	vs. Cleveland	W, 112-96	Apr. 27	vs. Brooklyn	L, 116-103
8	May 1	@ Utah	L, 106-102	May 2	@ LA Lakers	W, 121-114
9	May 13	@ Chicago		May 14	@ Dallas

How did the Raptors fare in back-to-backs last season? Take a look back at how they performed:

**Toronto Raptors back-to-backs, 2019-20 season**
	Date	Opponent	Result	Date	Opponent	Result
1	Oct. 25	@ Boston	L, 106-112	Oct. 26	@ Chicago	W, 108-84
2	Nov. 10	@ LA Lakers	W, 113-104	Nov. 11	@ LA Clippers	L, 98-88
3	Dec. 8	@ Philadelphia	L, 110-104	Dec. 9	@ Chicago	W, 93-92
4	Dec. 22	vs. Dallas	W, 110-107	Dec. 23	@ Indiana	L, 120-115 (OT)
5	Dec. 28	@ Boston	W, 113-97	Dec. 29	vs. Oklahoma City	L, 98-97
6	Jan. 7	vs. Portland	L, 101-99	Jan. 8	@ Charlotte	W, 112-110 (OT)
7	Jan. 17	vs. Washington	W, 140-111	Jan. 18	@ Minnesota	W, 122-112
8	Jan. 30	@ Cleveland	W, 115-109	Jan. 31	@ Detroit	W, 105-92
9	Feb. 7	@ Indiana	W, 115-106	Feb. 8	vs. Brooklyn	W, 119-118
10	Mar. 8	@ Sacramento	W, 118-113	Mar. 9	@ Utah	W, 101-92
11	Aug. 9	vs. Memphis	W, 108-99	Aug. 10	vs. Milwaukee	W, 114-106

A closer look:

Toronto was 8-3 on the first half of back-to-backs last season
The Raptors were also 8-3 on the second half of back-to-backs last season
Nine of Toronto's 11 back-to-backs came prior to the All-Star break, with the final set coming during the NBA restart.
Toronto won both ends of a back-to-back on five different occasions

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