I wonder if anyone outside of Ontario would have agreed that the Toronto Raptors would suffer more without C.J. Miles and Fred VanVleet than the Washington Wizards would without John Wall? Crazy as it sounds, it was definitely the case last night as the Raptors’ heralded bench unit looked completely out of sorts and the starters, despite playing excellent ball on the night, couldn’t pull of a miracle against the Wizards.
Rebounding Hurt the Raptors Again Tonight
I’m starting to sound like a broken record I’m sure, but the Raptors were thoroughly outrebounded once again, and once again gave up offensive rebounds to the Wizards on key possessions.