New Orleans, La. — Was it an opportunity to experiment or just a chance to slowly reintroduce a slew of returning players?
Whatever the case, Raptors head coach Nick Nurse tossed a pretty surprising change-up out there Monday night when four of his players, including two starters returned from injury.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
Trent Jr. hasn’t been shooting the ball as well as he’s capable for more than three weeks now and he wasn’t about to fuss over the decision. Both Barnes and Trent Jr. still played 26 minutes in the game, and both produced with Barnes scoring 11, assisting on five others and Trent Jr. hitting two of his five threes in a 14-point performance that also included seven rebounds.
Nurse suggested his choice of starters Monday night had more to do with the odd circumstances the team found itself in having to re-introduce a number of players all at once with Siakam, Barnes, Dalano Banton, and even Justin Champagnie into the mix all at once.Article content There really isn’t a shot creator from that bench when he starts Fred VanVleet, Trent Jr, Barnes, O.G. Anunoby and Pascal Siakam.
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