Pascal Siakam’s season-high 36 points on his 27th birthday spearheaded the Toronto Raptors’ 130-77 rout of the short-handed Golden State Warriors on Friday night in Tampa.
The Raptors, who led by as many as 61 points, set a franchise record for largest margin of victory. The margin of defeat was the third worst in Warriors history, with one of top two occurring in the playoffs.
🎂 Birthday buckets for Siakam! 🎂@pskills43 tallies a season-high 36 PTS in 3 quarters of action to lift the @Raptors on his birthday! pic.twitter.com/HtcDLYIhpx
— NBA (@NBA) April 3, 2021
Toronto, coming off a miserable month of March, won for only the second time in the past 15 games and snapped a four-game losing streak.
With Stephen Curry and Draymond Green sitting out, the Warriors lost for the sixth time in their past seven gam…
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