Pop quiz: What would you consider to be the Raptors’ statement victory this season?
Unless it was a beatdown against a championship contender, I tend to disqualify the first 10 games when trying to find a statement victory. So, that removes the season opener against the Cavaliers and the consecutive wins against the Heat and Sixers.
November 28 against the Cavaliers where O.G. Anunoby held Donovan Mitchell to eight points? December 23 against the Cavs is probably more impressive because Mitchell was shut down again (12 points) and it was in Cleveland.
For a non-Cavs contender, does anything top the atmosphere of a 52-point game by Pascal Siakam at Madison Square Garden?