Talk about closing the year with a bang.
The Toronto Raptors — in a performance that sums up the team’s 2024 — had their doors blown off in a 125-71 loss to the powerhouse Boston Celtics on New Year’s Eve.
The 54-point deficit is the worst in franchise history, eclipsing the previous mark of 48 set in a 133-85 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in April of 2024.
It also means that the Raptors will end 2024 on the back of an 11-game losing streak, and more specifically, a streak of four blowout losses with a combined deficit of 126 points.
Toronto’s 71 points were the lowest they’ve had since scoring 66 in a loss to the Memphis Grizzlies in 2005.
The Celtics did most of their damage in the third quarter, outscoring…