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Raptors’ lack of manpower remains greatest issue in latest loss to Celtics

TORONTO — Is there a doctor in the house? A paramedic? A holistic medicine practitioner? A shaman? The Toronto Raptors will take just about anyone to help solve what has likely been their greatest issue since the season started. Forget the poor defence, the sometimes stagnant-looking half-court offence and poor bench productivity. Those are all mere consequences of what’s truly ailing the Raptors: Manpower or, rather, the lack thereof. The Raptors have been playing handicapped pretty much all season long, from Pascal Siakam beginning the season still recovering from off-season shoulder surgery, to OG Anunoby banging his hip in practice after one game on their recent six-game road trip, to a nagging knee issue with Khem Birch and more, the Raptors just can’t seem to get healthy, and they’ve suffered as a result of it. Unfortunately for the Raptors, when it rains it pours. For the sixth straight game, Anunoby was forced out of the lineup with that left hip pointer injury Sunda...