As if this crazy season couldn’t get any crazier, here come the Toronto Raptors — losers of 15 of their previous 17 games, with a -6.7 point differential — obliterating the Golden State Warriors by 53 points.
Were these the “real” Golden State Warriors? No, of course not. Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson were all out of the lineup. But a win is a win, and the Raptors, tank or no tank, desperately needed the sort of good vibes a good old-fashioned blowout can bring.