Raptors tip off six-game road trip against Blazers

The Toronto Raptors will open a six-game road trip Monday night against the Portland Trail Blazers and they feel that the timing could not be better.

They have dropped four of their past five games, including a 127-121 loss to the visiting Detroit Pistons on Saturday to fall to 2-6 at home. Theyare 5-1 on the road.

"Seems like we haven't played nearly as good defense at home as we've played on the road," Raptors coach N