On Giants of Africa night at Scotiabank Arena, a tribute video to Nelson Mandela played on the jumbotron. With one of the former Nobel Peace Prize winner’s famous speeches playing in the background, one statement stood out:
“Let your greatness blossom...”
Raptors superstar, Pascal Siakam, took those words to heart. Coming off one of his poorest performances of the season, Siakam came out like a man on fire, shredding Houston’s average-at-best defense throughout the first quarter.
Meanwhile on the defensive end, Nick Nurse let his greatness for defensive scheming blossom.