The Toronto Raptors' meetings with the Boston Celtics and Chicago Bulls on Oct. 25 and 26, respectively, made up the first of 10 sets of back-to-backs the team played in during the first part of the 2019-20 NBA season.
At the NBA restart, all 22 teams had one back-to-back during their seeding game schedule, with the Raptors' set coming on Aug. 9 and Aug. 10.
How have they fared in back-to-backs? Below, find a rundown.
| 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:
- 9 of the Raptors' 13 back-to-backs come prior to the All-Star break
- 7 of the 13 teams Toronto plays on the second night of a back-to-back made the postseason in 2019
- 7 of the 13 sets of back-to-backs consist of two road games
How did the Raptors fare in back-to-backs last season? Take a look back at how they performed:
| Date | Opponent | Result | Date | Opponent | Result | |
| 1 | Oct. 19 | vs. Boston | W, 113-101 | Oct. 20 | @ Washington | W, 117-113 |
| 2 | Oct. 29 | @ Milwaukee | L, 109-124 | Oct. 30 | vs. Philadelphia | W, 129-112 |
| 3 | Nov. 4 | @ LA Lakers | W, 121-107 | Nov. 5 | @ Utah | W, 124-111 |
| 4 | Nov. 16 | @ Boston | L, 116-123 (OT) | Nov. 17 | @ Chicago | W, 122-83 |
| 5 | Nov. 20 | @ Orlando | W, 93-91 | Nov. 21 | @ Atlanta | W, 124-108 |
| 6 | Dec. 11 | @ LA Clippers | W, 123-99 | Dec. 12 | @ Golden State | W, 113-93 |
| 7 | Dec. 21 | vs. Cleveland | W, 126-110 | Dec. 22 | @ Philadelphia | L, 101-126 |
| 8 | Jan. 5 | @ Milwaukee | W, 123-116 | Jan. 6 | vs. Indiana | W, 121-105 |
| 9 | Jan. 16 | @ Boston | L, 108-117 | Jan. 17 | vs. Phoenix | W, 111-109 |
| 10 | Jan. 22 | vs. Sacramento | W, 120-105 | Jan. 23 | @ Indiana | L, 106-110 |
| 11 | Mar. 10 | @ Miami | W, 125-104 | Mar. 11 | @ Cleveland | L, 101-126 |
| 12 | Mar. 17 | @ Detroit | L, 107-110 | Mar. 18 | vs. New York | W, 128-92 |
A closer look:
- Toronto was 8-4 on the first night of back-to-backs last season
- The Raptors were 9-3 on the second night of back-to-backs last season
- Toronto played 10 of its 12 back-to-backs prior to the All-Star break
- The team won both ends of the back-to-back on five different occasions
- November saw the Raptors play four games in six nights, going 3-1 in that stretch
- The Nov. 20 road win over Orlando and Jan. 17 home win over Phoenix were decided on the final possession