On December 12th, the Raptors looked to be peaking. They were looking to bounce back from a couple tight losses that followed a 9-1 stretch, and they got dominating blowout wins over two top West teams, in a road back to back, starting a difficult West coast road trip off in style. The second game on the 12th was against the Warriors, who were looking for revenge and were at full strength after losing a close match shorthanded in Toronto a couple of weeks earlier.
The Raptors crushed them, winning by 20. They were riding high, and suddenly this tough road trip looked like it might be a sweep.