Wins are supposed to feel better than that, if I recall.
If you look at the whole of the Raptors’ 111-108 win over the Hornets on Tuesday, there was quite a lot to like. Toronto controlled play from the outset; Kyle Lowry helped unearth a potentially nice bench unit (!); and a double-digit cushion more often than not sat between the Raps and the Gordon Hayward-less Hornets.
It’s unfortunately the way this one ended that’ll leave a bitter taste on the tongue of Raptors fans, probably until their next game on Saturday night.
Leading 99-86 through three quarters, an easy win against an inferior team clearly running out of steam on a back to back seemed just about wrapped up.