NEW YORK – And so, the first game of the rest of their season together told the Toronto Raptors not much at all. Marc Gasol, in his Toronto debut, only made a mild dent on the stat sheet — seven points, six rebounds — coming off the bench, but he seemed pleased to have not felt totally out of sorts. He said the biggest surprise of the night was how many Raptors fans were in Madison Square Garden. But the Raptors didn’t surrender three rotation players so they could shore up their bench with an All-NBA talent. Perhaps the coach can avoid that awkwardness by continuing his mad-scientist impression, a constant juggling of lineups that suggests few players are defined as starters or bench players.

Source: National Post February 11, 2019 14:37 UTC