A rookie rose to the challenge of his coach and the Raptors escaped with a victory as important as you'll find this time of year. loung_s has the takeaways:
were shelved because of injury — and with only one game over the next six days, there’s optimism that Toronto could start getting healthier with all the time off.
Nurse had a point as Davis had only scored 12 points on 4-of-13 shooting over his past three contests coming into Wednesday night, including his particularly putrid zero-point effort Tuesday. After the game, Sportsnet’s Eric Smith caught up with Davis and asked him about Nurse’s comments from the night before and the way he responded to them.
Ibaka scored six points in overtime, including the game-clinching free throws. A redeeming moment after an unsightly gaffe by the veteran.Get the best of our Raptors coverage and exclusives delivered directly to your inbox!Other Raptors pick up for Lowry’s off night Coming into Wednesday’s contest, Lowry was trending toward becoming an all-star for a sixth-straight season, averaging 24.1 points and 7.9 assists per game over the 10 games the Raptors have been without Siakam, Powell and Gasol.
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