TORONTO — The best teams often have the shortest memories.

Always focused on the next play or the next game as not to dwell on the moment — high or low — and risk making mountains out of molehills.

Undoubtedly one of many clichés in basketball, but for good reason.

The Toronto Raptors have been steadfast in that approach through all their ups and downs a quarter of the way into the 2025-26 season.

Why?

“You want to have your focus on execution, on preparation, on things that you really control. Winning is not in your control,” Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic explained pre-game on Friday. “There are so many things that are out there that can happen … So that’s why coaches are really trying to focus on that process of improving the product night in and night out.”

Controlling the “w

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