For much of this current successful run in Raptors history, the formula for success has been this: Toronto’s starters play their opponents to a virtual standstill, setting the stage for the Raptors reserves to come in and lay waste to their opponent’s bench. It’s been a pretty good formula — Toronto has averaged 53.5 wins a year since the run began back in 2013.
Some years it was veteran-heavy groups led by guys like John Salmons, Patrick Patterson, and Corey Joseph that did the damage. Other years it was the kids; like in 2017-18 when Pascal Siakam, Jacob Poeltl, Fred VanVleet, Delon Wright and elder statesman C.