If you ever wondered what happens when one unstoppable pain in the ass runs into an equal and opposite immovable pain in the ass, you got your answer on Wednesday night at Scotiabank Arena as the Raptors took down the Wolves 125-102. It’s not really surprising that the Raptors and Wolves share heaps of similar traits — they are coached by Nick Nurse and Nick Nurse’s best coaching friend, respectively. But the see the full extent to which they are the pointing spider men meme come to life is quite something to behold in person.
Toronto and Minnesota entered the game 10th and 11th in defensive rating, top ten in offensive rebounding rate, bottom ten on the defensive glasss, and with near idential records (43-32 vs 43-33), having spent the bulk of the second half straddling the play-in line in their respective conferences.