Raptors by the numbers: 11 stats from the 11-game winning streak

With two players selected to a hometown All-Star Game and a franchise-record 11-game winning streak it's becoming increasingly more difficult for the NBA to ignore the Raptors and their rising level of success.

There may now even be a bit of a target on their back as they take their winning streak out on the road for five games, where they'll play four sub-.500 Western Conference teams, before the All-Star break. If they're going to keep up their winning ways, consider these 11 stats that tell the story of Toronto's record-breaking stretch.

11 - Starting in the obvious place, the 11 straight wins are the most in franchise history and it's the third longest unbeaten run in the NBA this season. The previous Raptors' record was a nine-game winning streak late in the 2001-02 season.

7 - Seven of the 11 wins came on the Raptors' seven-game home stand and they're now 18-6 at home after losing four of their first eight games at the Air Canada Centre this season.

4 - OK, so this is the elephant in the room. The Raptors haven't exactly been beating down the league's heavyweights during the streak. Only four of the 11 win were against teams currently over. 500 (Celtics, Heat, Clippers, Pistons), but at least they're not playing down to their opponents and losing to inferior teams.

11.3 - Another sign Toronto is not playing down to their opponent: The Raptors average margin of victory during the winning streak is 11.3 points.

46.4 - Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan are both All-Stars and they're showing why they're deserving of the recognition, combining for 46.4 points per game, slightly up from their season average of 44.2.

39.2 - After their go-to three-point shooters struggled to start the season, the Raptors have caught fire from beyond the arc of late. Led by Lowry (41%), Terrence Ross (44%), and Patrick Patterson (40%) they're shooting 39.2% over the last 11 games. Even DeRozan, a poor three-point shooter throughout his career, is making 37% of his attempts and has been good for almost one three per game.

30.3 - The corner three is a crucial shot in the NBA game because of its increased value (three points instead of two) and distance from the basket compared to an above-the-break three (22 feet vs. 23.75 feet). It's difficult to assign how much credit the Raptors deserve for the following and how much is luck, but during the streak they're holding opponents to 30.3% shooting on corner threes. For the season opponents are converting on 39.9% of their cornee three attempts against Toronto.

88 - Bench units in the NBA are expected to hold leads, not extend them. Over the 150 minutes that Cory Joseph, Ross, Patterson, and Bismack Biyombo have shared the court, the Raptors have outscored their opponents by 88 points. Primarily playing alongside Lowry, they've been Toronto's most effective foursome.

80 - The Raptors are already one of the top defensive rebounding teams in the league, grabbing 78.1% of available defensive rebounds on the season. That number is up to 80% during the streak, which has further limited their opponents' opportunities for second-chance points. Jonas Valanciunas is coming down with 7.4 defensive rebounds in 28 minutes per game while Biyombo is at five boards per game in 19.5 minutes.

0 - Games played by starting small forward DeMarre Carroll, who remains out with a right knee injury and is expected to miss at least another two weeks and possibly up to another month.

2.5 - The gap between the second-seeded Raptors and the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers in the standings. Perhaps more importantly, though, Toronto has opened up a 5.5 game lead over Chicago and Miami for the No. 2 seed in the East.

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Israel Fehr is a writer for Yahoo Canada Sports. Email him at israelfehr@yahoo.ca or follow him on Twitter. Follow @israelfehr