It’s been a little while since Jonas Valanciunas left a game feeling as good as he did following Wednesday’s win over the host Pelicans. Valanciunas had one of those games where his defence was on point, his shot was on target and his defensive help was on time. “He did an excellent job last night on both ends of the floor,” Raptors head coach Dwane Casey said. But wherever Casey looked for that defensive edge, he found a player who simply doesn’t have Valanciunas’ ability to score. And it wasn’t just Ibaka; Tucker got plenty of credit from both Valanciunas and Casey for his timely help.

Source: National Post March 09, 2017 23:15 UTC