After a 44-point win over Atlanta, it’s becoming apparent that the Toronto Raptors are pretty good at scoring the basketball. As of today, they’re the second-best offense in the NBA, behind only the Golden State Warriors.
Those Bay Area freaks, as you may have heard, are on pace to be the best scorers anyone’s ever seen. A much quieter story amongst NBA heads? The Raptors are surprisingly close to being on exactly the same pace.
While the Warriors have an offensive rating of 114.7, the Raptors are just behind at 113.8. Adjust that for the hellish schedule Toronto has gone through — playing the Cavaliers and Warriors back-to-back, a five game road trip in eight days — and you’ve got something really stunning.