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Toronto Raptors: Top moments of the 2019-2020 regular season 10-6

By Trevor Popoff

Kawhi Leonard #2 of the LA Clippers bumps into Pascal Siakam #43 of the Toronto Raptors as he drives to the basket as Ivica Zubac #40 and Norman Powell #24 look on during a 98-88 Clippers win at Staples Center. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
Kawhi Leonard #2 of the LA Clippers bumps into Pascal Siakam #43 of the Toronto Raptors as he drives to the basket as Ivica Zubac #40 and Norman Powell #24 look on during a 98-88 Clippers win at Staples Center. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /
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Kyle Lowry #7 of the Toronto Raptors dribbles the ball as Malcolm Brogdon #7 of the Indiana Pacers. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images) /

6. Raptors record largest victory in franchise history

As will be proven by the number one entry on this list, a combination of the Toronto Raptors and a weird tip-off time is always a sight to see. Case in point, their 6:00 p.m. Sunday evening tilt on Feb. 23, when the Raptors straight up mugged the Indiana Pacers.

Five minutes in, the game already had a baseball score, 15-1 in favour of the Raptors. With 1:49 left in the second quarter, and the score 55-27, the Raptors’ win probability hit 99 per cent. It would not dip below that threshold again.

The Raptors won 127-81, setting the new franchise record for margin of victory at 46 points. But what makes this trouncing even more unfathomable is how spread out the scoring was. No single Raptor had more than 21 points, as a whopping six players put up double figures.

The beatdown also allowed coach Nick Nurse to empty his bench, as Stanley Johnson, Oshae Brissett and Paul Watson all saw the floor. Matt Thomas, Chris Boucher and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson got big minutes as well, dropping 17, nine and 12, respectively.

Yes, I know it’s a little unfair to pick on the Pacers when they are without Victor Oladipo, but Indiana was (and still are) a playoff team. The Raptors made them look like the Washington Generals.

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Which moments do you think will make the top five? What do you expect from the team over the rest of the season? Let us know in the comments below. 

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