The Toronto Raptors defense was above average this season. It wasn’t devastating, but solid across the board, particularly in terms of not fouling and cleaning the glass after forcing a miss.
The one area in which the Raptors struggle mightily, however, is defending the arc. Opponents hit a blistering 37.3% of their 3s against Toronto this season, second-worst in the league behind the Phoenix Suns (37.7%) and way over the league-average accuracy of 35.4%.
Essentially, everyone who shot 3s against the Raptors was as proficient as Damian Lillard (who shot 37.5% from 3-point range this year). Or you could say they became, oddly enough, Paul George, who finished sixth in the NBA with 210 made triples while shooting 37.