The Toronto Raptors beat the NBA-best Oklahoma City Thunder (38-11) on Sunday, but the ebbs and flows of the regular season make it hard to maintain the same level of production each game. To that point, they followed up with a 119-92 home loss to the New York Knicks (30-18) on Wednesday and a 130-120 road defeat to the Orlando Magic (25-22) on Friday.

Toronto head coach Darko Rajakovic analyzed the latter loss postgame, via the team's YouTube channel.

"In the third quarter, we did a really good job of running and moving the ball. We played with a lot of force in that third quarter," he said. "In the fourth quarter, we were not able to replicate that..We didn't do a good enough job defensively. Even though they had a great offensive quarter...We allowed a couple of their shooters to catch some fire..."

The Raptors took a 57-50 lead into halftime and were up 99-86 at the end of the third quarter. However, Orlando won the final period 44-21. 

Star Toronto forward Brandon Ingram finished with a game-high 35 points (13-23 FG, 4-8 3-point) over 35 minutes, but none of his teammates scored more than 19. Conversely, the Magic had four players over 20-plus, led by guard Desmond Bane (32).

Additionally, the Raptors shot just 7-of-28 (25 percent) from deep, while the Magic shot 17-of-34 (50 percent). Toronto won the rebounding battle 38-35, but this was another modern NBA game largely decided by three-point variance.

Toronto is now 29-21 on the season, tied with the Cleveland Cavaliers for fourth-best in the Eastern Conference. It's just two games behind the New York Knicks and Boston Celtics, who are tied for second-best at 30-18. However, it's also only just one game ahead of the sixth-place Philadelphia 76ers (27-21).

Luckily for the Raptors, six of their 10 games in February are against losing teams. They'll host the Utah Jazz (15-34) on Sunday before playing the Minnesota Timberwolves (30-19), Chicago Bulls (23-25), Indiana Pacers (13-36), Detroit Pistons (35-12), Bulls, Milwaukee Bucks (18-28), Thunder, San Antonio Spurs (32-16), and Washington Wizards (12-35). 

The Jazz, Pacers, and Wizards are three of the NBA's worst teams, and the Bucks lost 109-99 to the Wizards on Thursday without superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo (calf), who is "ready for a new home" as the Feb. 5 NBA Trade Deadline approaches, per ESPN's Shams Charania. Toronto must beat these teams to be a serious contender in the East, and wins against higher-caliber squads wouldn't hurt either.

The Jazz-Raptors game will start at 6:00 p.m. ET on Sunday.