Just over a month ago, the Raptors traveled down to Brooklyn and — despite having a mostly healthy lineup — managed to lose to the Nets in OT.
You might think that was one of the more embarrassing losses of this fine Raptors season, but the reality is: The Nets are... not bad! They’re currently sitting seventh in the east, one game under .500, which marks significant progress from their past several seasons, in which they’ve been recovering from a series of disastrous management moves that saddled them with bad contracts and left them with no draft picks.