Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse dug deep into his tactical playbook following Tuesday’s loss to the Boston Celtics.
He’ll likely dig into his pockets next.
The Celtics went to the free throw line 25 times on Tuesday, compared to 19 trips for the Raptors. Jayson Tatum almost equaled Toronto’s tally, earning 14 trips to the stripe — where he it all 14. Nurse took notice and blasted the officials for their treatment of the Celtics star after the Raptors fell into a 2-0 hole in the Eastern Conference semifinals with the 102-99 loss.