Toronto Raptors destroy short-handed Golden State Warriors 130-77

The Golden State Warriors were taking for a roller coaster ride in their latest match against Toronto Raptors. Playing without marquee players Stephen Curry and Draymond Green, the team devastatingly lost its 7^th in 8 games. Raptors on the other hand beat Warriors 130-77 to win for the 2^nd time in 15 games, being led by Pascal Siakam with 36 points. 

The 53-point win was the biggest in the NBA this season, two points wider than the final margin of Dallas’ 124-73 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Dec. 27. The last time an NBA game was decided by more: December 8, 2018, when Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 133-57. 

Pascal Siakam leads Toronto Raptors as they rout over Golden State Warriors 

The 61-point lead was the largest in the NBA since Charlotte led Memphis by 65 points on March 22, 2018. The only other game in the last 25 years to see a lead exceed 60 points was February 27, 1998, when Indiana beat Portland by 65 points. 

The 53-point margin of victory was the largest in Raptors’ history, the previous being a 46-point win over Indiana last season. It was the third-biggest loss in Warriors history; they lost by 63 points to the Los Angeles Lakers in 1972, then lost a playoff game to the Lakers by 56 points the following season. 

The Warriors shot 32.9% and had 21 turnovers. Whereas Siakam, alone scored 23 points in the first half, seven during a 20-2 run over a seven-minute span of the second quarter.

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