TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors are learning to play basketball like two different teams: one that has Jakob Poeltl, and one that doesn’t.
Poeltl missed a second consecutive game due to lower back soreness as Toronto dropped a 112-96 decision to the Boston Celtics on Saturday. Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic said before the game that Poeltl’s back issues are “unpredictable” and that the team’s coaching and training staffs are figuring out how to prevent painful flare-ups.
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