The Toronto Raptors are shaking their heads after falling short 110-107 to the San Antonio Spurs inside the Scotiabank Arena.

The playoffs are full of good teams with good defences, and even if the ones Toronto faces won’t belong to Oklahoma City or San Antonio, they will be good enough to put Toronto into painful situations,

Devin Vassell scored 21 points Wednesday night and the visiting San Antonio Spurs rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat the Toronto Raptors 110-107 for their 10th consecutive win. San Antonio outscored Toronto 32-17 in the final period after trailing by 15 late in the third.

When the Toronto Raptors announced their starting lineup against the San Antonio Spurs, there was a small surprise at centre with rookie Collin Murray-Boyles taking the tipoff instead of veteran Jakob Poeltl.

How the Raptors' fourth-quarter collapse against the Spurs in Wednesday's loss is a troubling regular-season trend.

Victor Wembanyama candidly admitted that fatigue played a significant role in his struggles in shooting against the Raptors.

He’s right, and games like this are proving what this roster is lacking. Poeltl, of course, is a big hole in this roster as his injury is managed, and he doesn’t play both games on back-to-backs. They also lack the offensive punch needed to compete with the best NBA teams.

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Toronto Raptors did battle on Tuesday night in a thrilling game that nearly saw the Thunder blow it but Cason Wallace would not be denied.