Scottie Barnes proved to everyone why he's both the Raptors' future AND their present in the team's win over the Pacers. 1️⃣0️⃣ Things | ✍️: william_lou
They're hardly the prettiest team on offence, but they can always fall back on their defensive tenacity and overall athleticism to make things difficult for the opponent.
Despite facing two imposing centres in Domantas Sabonis and Myles Turner, Barnes was relentless in his drives to the hoop, and he got all of his nine baskets all within the paint. There was a clever drive against Turner -- who is contention to lead the league in blocks -- where Barnes threw his shoulder into Turner's chest to freeze the shot blocker before going up for his shot.
After that it was a breakaway dunk after Turner tapped it a bit too hard off a jump ball. Myhailiuk also pulled up for three when the Pacers went under against him, and capped off his sensational second quarter burst with a slick behind-the-back move to set up a left-handed poster dunk over Justin Holiday. It's encouraging that a shooter like Myhailiuk was able to contribute even without relying on his jumper, because it was mostly his smarts and motor that got him and the Raptors going.
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