▁next ▁game ▁( on ▁December ▁ 1 9 ) ▁was ▁against ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁N ets . ▁However , ▁V ince ▁Carter ▁did ▁not ▁play ▁in ▁this ▁game . ▁The ▁R apt ors ▁beat ▁the ▁N ets ▁ 1 1 0 - 9 9 . ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁the ▁R apt ors ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁Houston ▁Rock ets . ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 2 , ▁the ▁R apt ors ▁beat ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁Jazz . ▁To ▁end ▁the ▁month , ▁the ▁R apt ors ▁went ▁on ▁a ▁ 3 - game ▁losing ▁stre ak ▁against ▁the ▁Phoenix ▁S uns , ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁L akers , ▁and ▁the ▁Golden ▁State ▁War riors . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁month , ▁the ▁R apt ors ▁had ▁a ▁ 1 0 - 2 1 ▁record , ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁December , ▁they ▁were ▁ 0 - 1 0 ▁on ▁the ▁road . ▁ ▁January ▁was ▁the ▁team ' s ▁best ▁month ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁and ▁they ▁won ▁eight ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 4 ▁games ▁they ▁played ▁during ▁the ▁month . ▁They ▁won ▁two ▁games ▁in ▁a ▁row ▁against ▁the ▁Or lando ▁Magic ▁and ▁the ▁Sac r amento ▁Kings ▁to ▁begin ▁the ▁month , ▁and ▁they ▁lost ▁on ▁January ▁ 7 ▁against ▁the ▁Mil w au kee ▁Buck s . ▁They ▁once ▁again ▁won ▁two ▁games ▁in ▁a ▁row , ▁be ating ▁the ▁Golden ▁State ▁War riors ▁on ▁the ▁ 9 th , ▁and ▁the ▁Boston ▁C elt ics ▁on ▁the ▁