Toronto wins over the last few seasons have typically followed a strict formula. Rocky starts, bench explosions, healthy stat lines for Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan and the odd crunch-time ISO and miraculous game-winner have led to dozens and dozens of Raptors’ victories during the team’s Golden Era.
Monotony is nice if it leads to success. But when a win deviates from the script as starkly as the 90-85 one over the Hornets on Wednesday did, it resonates a little bit more.
The Raptors might not have a more memorable win on their resumé this season.