The Raptors are 10-3 over the past month, leaving Chris Bosh extremely optimistic.

"I haven't been this encouraged in a while," said Bosh on Monday. "Before it's been tough, not winning as many games and kind of leaving things on the table. But this year, we can really start pushing ourselves over .500 and see where we can get at by the end of the season."

"We're defending a lot better right now," Jay Triano said. "There's a purpose and attitude toward getting stops and we didn't have that earlier in the year. We were thinking more than we were reacting. Now, we're reacting and it's a lot easier for our guys."

In their past 13 games, the Raptors' defensive rating, points allowed per 100 possessions, is 104.

"My success depends on team success," Bosh said. "At this point, numbers don't really mean much. Leading up to all-star weekend, and after, it's about getting wins and making the playoffs and stuff like that."