NBA Power Rankings: Highs and lows for the Toronto Raptors

By Ian Levy | Jan 8, 2019

TORONTO, CANADA - JANUARY 6: Kyle Lowry #7 of the Toronto Raptors looks on with Serge Ibaka #9 of the Toronto Raptors during the game against the Indiana Pacers on January 6, 2019 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Ron Turenne/NBAE via Getty Images) /

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SACRAMENTO, CA – JANUARY 5: Quinn Cook #4 and Draymond Green #23 of the Golden State Warriors high five against the Sacramento Kings on January 5, 2019 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images) /

41. . 26-14. Previous: 6th. Golden State Warriors. 6. team

Until the moment the Warriors are eliminated from the playoffs, they will remain the NBA’s most dangerous team. The transcendent talent is all still there and we’ve seen them go through rough patches before, but nothing like this. Admittedly, the Warriors’ rough patches represent a level of performance most franchises would be thrilled with, but this just isn’t the same team it’s been.

According to Basketball-Reference, the Warriors are surrendering 110.7 points per 100 possessions — below league average and the team’s worst mark since 2010-11, the last year of Keith Smart. Their offense is still elite but driven more by individual skill than ever before, a departure from the collaborative contraption that vaulted them into contention. It might not matter in the end. But it might.

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