TORONTO — At least the Toronto Raptors will get some rest now.

Energy has been the talking point of late in Raptor-land, with the team incapable of keeping up the fight for a full 48 minutes. They’ve looked tired to start games, tired to close them and tired in-between as they fight through injuries, a packed schedule and a tougher slate of opponents.

The Raptors aren’t a team that can solely win most games on the back of having the better team on paper. They need to win with energy, fight, hustle and buy-in — for a full 48 minutes. It’s been a while since they did that, as the team has lost six of seven.

That lapse of focus and execution over the full 48 came back to bite them once again Tuesday in a 117-101 loss to the New York Knicks in an NBA Cup quarterfinal, ending their hopes of

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