Five Storylines for the Week of January 6th

Happy new year, readers! The Toronto Raptors continue to defeat subpar teams while struggling against elite competition. Still, the Raptors sit fourth in the East at 24-12, just two games worse than they were at the same time last season.  The Raptors are 5-4 since Pascal Siakam, Norman Powell, and Marc Gasol went down with…