In Game 1, when the Nets were in the midst of a huge looking comeback, Nick Nurse was looking for a spark. He found it in Terence Davis – the rookie he trusted to play every game this season for the Raptors. (loung_s)
Perhaps Nurse didn’t want the rook to get too ahead of himself, but he may be selling Davis’ impact on Monday’s affair a little short.
For Davis, being able to come into what was a bit of a dicey situation for the Raptors and immediately make a positive impact — in the first bout of NBA post-season action he had ever seen — all came down to preparation and the work he’s been putting in all season long. It’s no secret that Nurse is only looking to extend his rotation out two more spots outside of the team’s core seven to eight or nine men, and on Monday it looked like Rondae Hollis-Jefferson was firmly indentured as the No. 8 man — Nurse even said before the game that “he’s in the rotation” — but the No. 9 spot looked to be up for grabs.
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