The Toronto Raptors sleepwalked their way though the first three quarters of last night’s game against the dreadful Brooklyn Nets. In particular, the Raptors’ desultory efforts to shut down the Nets’ deep shooting was pitiful. As a result, Toronto was ahead by a single point heading into Q4.
Perhaps Kyle Lowry’s vociferous pleas to his mates to snap out of their funk did the trick. Something did, because the Raptors could not be stopped. Toronto’s 21-2 run was capped by a Cory Joseph 3-ball, and the game was all but over with seven minutes to play.