The right type of victory, at the right juncture, against the right opponent, can serve as a bookmark for the future, propelling a team to bigger and greater things. Sometimes these statement wins come disguised in various forms over a long 82-game NBA season, but in other moments, they’re as obvious as an Anthony Davis highlight reel.
And that’s seemingly the way the Pelicans left Toronto following a huge 126-110 victory Monday against the Raptors.
In what was undoubtedly New Orleans’ best victory of this young season, they not only managed to climb back over .