There aren’t many players in the NBA who can be the best player on the floor without scoring a single point. Ibaka tied DeMar DeRozan at a game-high +18, with DeRozan putting on an offensive clinic (while also playing some good defence). But DeRozan gets most of the headlines (and again, he played a great game), so Ibaka should get a chance to shine. Usual defensive rock Patrick Patterson had not been himself until Monday’s game, and Ibaka and Tucker had helped make up for that. “We can’t be happy just doing it one game,” DeRozan said of the improved defence after the win, echoed by a couple of other Raptors.

Source: National Post March 14, 2017 17:15 UTC