In other words, a year after the Raptors wrote the book on championship-focused load management, they’re helping to rethink best practices for stopping an often unstoppable scorer. But even before three of their top six rotation players were felled, Toronto’s offence had experienced notable slippage this season. Which doesn’t change the fact the Raptors, if they’re serious about making a respectable playoff run, probably need to find a way to avoid so many empty possessions. It’s great to make hay against NBA bottom feeders; the Raptors being 16-0 against teams with records below .500 is a testament to their commitment to taking care of business. Here’s betting that if Nurse wants to be known for influencing anything, it’d be the outcomes of games like this next one.

Source: thestar December 27, 2019 01:18 UTC