Raptors guard Norman Powell, pushing through New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis, left, and guard Buddy Hield, had 18 points in an emergency start. The Toronto Raptors weren’t perfect Tuesday night, far from it, but they found a way to win a game. I think it shows how we can play,” said Norman Powell, whose locked-in defence on Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday changed the tenor of the game in the second half. “It wasn’t beautiful, it wasn’t pretty but I thought the second half we took the challenge defensively on Holiday,” Casey said. “I thought Jonas did an excellent job in the second half of rim protection.” The question now is the toll the game will take on the next one.

Source: thestar February 01, 2017 03:15 UTC