The Warriors won and gloated for years.
“Now that they've come back to reality,” an anonymous player said last season , “you want to beat the hell out of them.”
The Raptors sure did that Friday.
Toronto built a 61-point lead over Golden State before completing a 130-77 victory in Tampa.
This is just the second time this century a team led by 60 in a game. In 2018, the Hornets led by 65 before beating the Grizzlies by 61 (140-79).
The 53-point final margin is tied for the 21st-largest in NBA history. It's the biggest since the Celtics beat the Bulls by 56 in 2018 (133-77).
Neither Stephen Curry nor Draymond Green played for the Warriors on Friday.
Pascal Siakam led the Raptors with 36 points. Gary Trent Jr. scored 24 points and was +54 - the second-highest plus-minus in the Basketball-Reference database, which dates back to 1997. ( Luc Mbah a Moute was +57 for the Rockets in a 2017 win over the Nuggets.)
Toronto had lost 13 of 14 amid mounting frustration .
