The Raptors are now 4-1, and undefeated at home, after beating up on the hapless Pistons on Wednesday night to a final score of 125-113. In truth, the game wasn’t quite as close as that 12-point margin suggests. The Raptors got their lead up to as much as 22 points in the fourth quarter and were in control for most of the game’s 48 minutes after a 37-point opening frame.
As coach Nick Nurse has opined throughout these early games, he’s in discovery mode and trying to stretch his squad out to play more than 30 minutes of what he deems good basketball.