It took a minute, but the Toronto Raptors are starting to seem like the team we’d expected they would be. They look sounder on defense (they’ve kept their opponents under 100 points in three straight games – their last time doing that was during the 2019-20 season), they’re taking care of the ball on offense, and Pascal Siakam looks like he’s getting more comfortable after returning from injury.
Of course, these things could all be an aberration. Maybe Washington just showed up in Toronto out of gas and made the Raptors look good. Perhaps they’re just the perfect matchup for Siakam to go absolutely ballistic.