TORONTO - Darko Rajakovic is making no excuses for the Toronto Raptors, even as they have to play six games in a nine-day span, including two sets of back-to-backs.

Toronto lost back-to-back games to the Charlotte Hornets and New York Knicks last weekend, beat the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday and lost to the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday before hosting the Hornets on Friday. They'll finish the packed stretch when they host the Boston Celtics on Sunday.

"This is the NBA. There is no place for fatigue," said Rajakovic after Rui Hachimura hit a buzzer-beating three as L.A. beat the Raptors 123-120 on Thursday. "There is another game tomorrow, you know?

"We've just got to get ready, get our shoes ready, laces up, and then go and hoop. The schedule cannot be an excuse for us."

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