The Toronto Raptors won their twentieth game at an earlier point than any season in team history with a workmanlike defeat of the Brooklyn Nets. A dominant Q2 provided an 18-point halftime cushion which the visitors never came close to overtaking.
Toronto crashed the century mark in scoring for the 14th straight time despite a dismal performance from the usually reliable DeMar DeRozan. Our MVP candidate missed a bunch of easy shots at the rim and could only muster 15 points before sitting all of Q4. Kyle Lowry continued his ultra-efficient shooting streak, going 8 for 12 (including 3 of 5 from deep) to lead the scoring with 23.