The one-two punch of Scottie Barnes and Brandon Ingram at least gave the Raptors a fighting chance against a very unorthodox Houston Rockets team whose starting five is arguably the NBA’s biggest, even though they do not start a true big.

It is true that Barnes and the Notorious B.I.3. are the Raptors’ undisputed best players.

For the first time this young season, each was unleashed on the offensive end.

Offensively, when the two stars are producing, generating enough points won’t be problem.

The problem has been on the defensive end where the Raptors once again viewed stops as an afterthought.

If the Raptors roster featured more players such as Barnes and Ingram, defensive deficiencies might be mitigated.

They don’t and unless this team decides to play with some semblance of intensi

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