The Toronto Raptors were so close to stopping the Boston Celtics 11-game winning streak. The visitors had the ball following a turnover (Jayson Tatum’s elbow nearly knocked out Fred VanVleet – there was discussion of a Flagrant 1 Foul) and following the in-bounds, DeMar DeRozan dribbled into the paint. His jumper was short, and rolled off the side iron. Boston’s shorthanded team had defeated our full-strength one.
The Raptors received solid play from many of our guys, but great from none. DeRozan picked the wrong team to have a poor shooting game against. Many of his 14 missed shots were iso plays, as the Raptors abandoned their new-look offense late.