I think it’s fair to say that a lot has changed since the last time the Toronto Raptors and Brooklyn Nets met, back on October 21.
Back then — in a game that the Nets won 109-105 — Steve Nash was still coaching the Nets, Ben Simmons looked like a shell of himself, and Kyrie Irving — who had 13 points in a decisive fourth quarter — had yet to be (deservedly) suspended and maligned for promoting an anti-semetic film. And the Raptors? They had Pascal Siakam, healthy and just starting his MVP campaign, dropping a 37-12-11 triple double.