Here are 10 takeaways from the Toronto Raptors’ 113-99 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans.
One — Disrupted: The Raptors were rolling midway through the third quarter. There were sloppy moments and far too many turnovers, but for the most part they looked like the better team with a nine-point lead to show for it. But it quickly fell apart, as the Pelicans went on to demolish the Raptors by a lopsided margin of 38-22 in the third quarter, and the Raptors didn’t have it in them to regroup and recover to mount any hint of a comeback.