In the course of recent Raptors history, there’s been plenty of winning — but it hasn’t always looked easy. Even last year, facing an Orlando Magic team they owned in the regular season, Toronto got sideswiped by D.J. Augustin in Game 1 of the first round, forcing them to beat an inferior opponent in five.
Consider those past lessons learned then, as the Raptors finished a sauntering four-game sweep of the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday night, 150-122. In doing so, they scored a franchise playoff record for points; for the series, they outscored the Nets by 82.