Nick Nurse made a surprise change to the Raptors' starting lineup ahead of the final game of 2019. The result was a good omen for 2020, as there is likely even more experimentation to come in the new year. | loung_s
An odd choice at first glance, but consider this for just a moment: Coming into Tuesday’s contest, Anunoby had quietly struggled over his previous five games, averaging only 7.8 points per game on poor 39.5 per cent shooting and an abysmal mark of 10.5 per cent from deep.
And if that wasn’t bad enough, those figures drop to a horrendous 6.0 points per game on 36.7 per cent shooting from the floor and 1-of-13 from three-point range if his relative outburst in Indiana last week is not included, when he went for 15 points on 6-for-13 shooting. Pretty good reasons to boot Anunoby out of the starting lineup, if looking at it purely from a statistical standpoint.
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