When the numerous layers of the Raptors’ devastating home defeat to the Pels were peeled back, few, if any, promising clues could be found.
The home club suffered its worst-ever 41-point loss in franchise history, and some of the supporters who were still inside the venue expressed their discontent by jeering the players.
One of the three Canadians on the team and one of the three players who did not play was Chris Boucher, whose name the fans once yelled. Boucher has missed five of the previous six games due to injury.
A blowout seemed inevitable, even though nobody could have predicted a franchise-worst home loss for the Raptors on Tuesday night. The Raptors lost both of their encounters with New Orleans by a combined score of 79 points.
Though embarrassing, nights like Tuesday are part of the NBA when an opponent can make three-pointers as easy as layups.
Following their victory over Toronto on Friday night, the Golden State Warriors lost to Boston 140-88 on Sunday.
The Raptors, who had dropped 13 of their previous 14 games, gave the Dubs a 53-point home defeat in the latter part of the 2021 season.
Following the Warriors’ 130-77 defeat to Toronto, head coach Steve Kerr remarked, “You saw it.” “We were simply completely destroyed. Not much to say about that. embarrassing for all parties concerned.
After his team’s crushing defeat, head coach Darko Rajakovic was less forthcoming, although he didn’t really need to say anything.
While few will recall or even give a damn, the Raptors did start the game with an 8-0 run. Then began the assault that would see the Pelicans squander 24 of 49 shots from outside the
