Valanciunas has missed eight games with a dislocated thumb while Lowry has sat out for seven of the past eight games with back and thigh injuries. Toronto is 4-3 without Lowry, compared to 23-8 when he is in the lineup.
All the injuries have given third-year forward Pascal Siakam an opportunity to play a bigger role this season. In 37 games, the Cameroon-native has scored in double-figures 31 times, compared to 24 times in 81 games last season. He has also scored 20 or more points nine times, a feat he only managed to achieve one last year.
Siakam believes that trust is the missing ingredient to the team's record woes.
"Trusting each other out there and moving the ball, just playing our brand of basketball like we usually do," said Siakam. "Not having Kyle control the pace, we have to continue to do our best to continue to play together."
On a positive note, Toronto finished with a 35-10 record at home since New Year's Day 2018, matching the franchise-record for most regular-season home wins in one calendar year.
Next up for Raptors is Tuesday evening when they kick-off 2019 against Rudy Gobert and the Utah Jazz.
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