The Toronto Raptors again displayed their mastery over lesser teams by crushing the Detroit Pistons on Monday night. The huge (29 points – the Pistons collapsed in the second half) margin of victory was sufficient to push the team into a tie with the Golden State Warriors in a key statistical category. Both teams are 8.6 points per game better than opponents, which is just .2 behind the NBA-leading Houston Rockets.
The Raptors have squashed under-.500 teams to an absurd degree, having won 24 of 26 such contests. Another pleasant data point: Toronto, with three, has suffered the fewest defeats by more than ten points of anyone.