From JLew1050: Raps win 50th game, clinch East second seed. MORE:
TORONTO – It took two decades for the Toronto Raptors to muster up their first 50-win season.
“It’s a consistency,” head coach Nick Nurse said following his team’s 108-99 victory over Memphis, which guaranteed them a second-place finish in the Eastern Conference standings. This time, they didn’t even need a full 82-game season to accomplish that feat. If not for the hiatus and condensed restart schedule, this could have been the year they finally hit 60 wins.
Nurse wasn’t interested in talking about it prior to Sunday’s game. He said he didn’t even watch the film. The defending champs were unrecognizable that night – lacking energy and focus, and completely out of sync on both ends of the floor. It was their first loss in the NBA bubble and a rare blip during an impressive campaign.
Siakam, who was held to 11 points on 5-of-15 shooting, has gotten off to a slow start in the bubble, but had his best showing of the five seeding games on Sunday. He was an efficient 9-for-16 from the field. He looked more engaged defensively and was more patient with the ball in his hands. For the most part, he didn’t rely on the jumper. He was attacking mismatches and finding ways to use his length and athleticism to score around the rim.
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