To have success this season the Raptors will need to create enough chaos and score just enough to paper over any weaknesses. Let by Scottie Barnes in just his second game, they stuck to that plan and won big against the Celtics. (michaelgrange)
, the key piece Toronto acquired from Miami in the sign-and-trade arrangement for Kyle Lowry.
They need the likes of Anunoby to play closer to his potential and -- at least until Pascal Siakam is sidelined while recovering from shoulder surgery -- carry more of an offensive load for a team desperately in need of some punch. ’s offensive woes carried over from opening night too, as he scored just 11 points on 3-of-10 shooting, though he added nine assists
The Raptors' offensive struggles continued early. They were shooting just 9-of-31 -- the same woeful 29 per cent they shot in Game 1 -- after the first quarter and were shooting 12-of-43 early in the second but, somehow, they stayed in the game.
The season’s young, so are the Raptors and you can’t judge too much after just two games, but the Raptors are committed to how they want to play and have stuck with it through two games.
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