Pre-game news & notes: Miles out sick for Nets game

Coming off of a tough loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, with six consecutive games against winning teams coming up, and with only a brief one-day reprieve amidst a very arduous schedule, Friday has warning signs all over it. In general, I’m not a big believer in “trap games” for a team that’s 32-2 against losing…

Pre-game news & notes: VanVleet and DeRozan return, Miles sits

The hunters have become the hunted. Or some such cliche. For the first time during the respective current eras for both teams, the Toronto Raptors and Cleveland Cavaliers will square off Wednesday with the roles somewhat reversed. No, nobody is anointing the Raptors as the Eastern Conference champions, nor have Vegas lines swung as such.…