What to know
- The Toronto Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors 145-127 Tuesday night.
- The team’s powerful offence and Immanuel Quickley’s career-high points helped propel the team to victory.
- The Raptors take on the Sacramento Kings Wednesday night.
The Toronto Raptors powered past the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco Tuesday evening.
This ball movement from the Toronto Raptors is just absurdpic.twitter.com/UJeVKsAYpR
— Hot Hand Theory (@HotHandTheory) January 21, 2026
“Shooting was great tonight,” Head Coach Darko Rajaković told reporters, following the 145-127 victory.
“I have no doubt in this team that we can shoot the ball, and we were overdue to have a game like this.”
Immanuel Quickley records career-high in points
With six Raptors players scoring double-digits, Immanuel Quickley took the cake for the most hoops cleared.
CHAIN LOOKS GOOD ON YOU, IQ 🙂↕️ pic.twitter.com/cdusCfFD5Y
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) January 21, 2026
Quickley recorded 40 points and 10 assists, for an overall 80 per cent shooting rate. He is the only player to do so after the basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain – a former then-Philadelphia Warrior – who boasted 30.1 points per game throughout his 14 NBA seasons and scored 100 points in a game against the New York Knicks in 1962.
In fact, Quickley’s 40-point game was the most efficient in NBA history, with a 112.1 per cent true shooting percentage.
“The mindset to dominate, being in attack mode from the jump got me going,” Quickley told Sportsnet from the court.
Basketball fans react to Quickley’s stats
“In how many minutes?… wow! That Quickley,” a Reddit user wrote.
“That’s what I mean when I say, ‘Let’s make history!’” an X user wrote.
“Not only did Steph [Curry] fold but Quickley tucked his a** in,” another wrote.
Raptors take on the Sacramento Kings tonight
Ahead of the team’s match against the Sacramento Kings tonight at 10 p.m. EST, Quickley says, all he is focused on is keeping the momentum alive.
“When you’re missing, you gotta keep shooting. When you’re making [shots], you gotta keep shooting,” Quickley said. “You can’t change just by results, you gotta be process-oriented and rely on your work.”
