Norm Powell, who had been all but invisible for much of this NBA playoff series, was instrumental in prolonging the Raptors’ season on Wednesday night. It was the kind of big-game, post-season Powell performance fans have been waiting for all season, and one his team desperately needed. He saved our season, and it’s kind of his trademark now,” teammate Fred VanVleet said of Powell. “For me, this whole game was about defence … defensively I needed to lock in,” Powell said on the broadcast right after the game. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...—Giving it the bootFor a guy who was listed as questionable about four hours before the game, Serge Ibaka answered all the questions.

Source: thestar September 10, 2020 02:13 UTC