The Raptors are among the top-ranked teams in the NBA, both offensively and defensively, at the moment and they are in the top five of the 30 teams in overall net efficiency.
It’s a simple mathematical formula that combines points allowed and scored per 100 possessions. and the Raptors were fourth in the league heading into Monday’s game with the Philadelphia 76ers.
But as Toronto coach Nick Nurse was saying last week, it’s not something he and his staff are going to hang their hats on.
“I guess, I hate to say, I don’t really care,” Nurse said last week when the numbers were pointed out to him.