Twelve or so minutes of concerted effort was all the Raptors needed to beat the pathetic and disjointed Wizards by 18 on Friday night. As has been the case with many of the Raptors’ recent performances, their 16th win of the season was an incomplete one, featuring the usual defensive swoons and a coughed-up double-digit lead.
As it happens, Washington offers plenty of room of error.
Toronto started refreshingly hot. Entering Friday’s action, the Raptors sat 27th in three-point percentage in the month of November, bumping shoulders with offensive juggernauts like Utah, Atlanta and Chicago.