The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Toronto Raptors, playing their style better than them at times and surviving a late comeback attempt to improve to 4-0 for the first time since 2017. It was a quieter night from Victor Wembanyama in the scoring department — 24 points on 87.5 percent shooting — but it seemed like he was trying to make the point that his teammates are good enough to take the reins.

The Spurs put the Raptors in the rearview, taking a 27-10 lead in the first seven minutes. The Raptors closed some of the distance heading into the second quarter, but they were kept at arm’s length because their perimeter attack faltered, and the Spurs had five players log multiple baskets.

The Spurs soon took over. Victor Wembanyama heard some MVP chants in the second quarter, and the crew wa

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