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Game Centre: Toronto Raptors’ off-night proves costly against visiting Pelicans

The Raptors got a taste of what having a target on their back feels like as the New Orleans Pelicans snapped Toronto’s home unbeaten streak with a 126-110 win Monday night.

Sporadic defending, shooting just over 40 per cent from the field and an uncharacteristic 28 per cent from three won’t be enough with teams expected to bring their ‘A’ game to Scotiabank Arena to face the top-seeded Eastern Conference team.

The Raptorsu2019 Kawhi Leonard gets tangled up with New Orleansu2019 Darius Miller during first-half action Monday night at Scotiabank Arena.
The Raptors’ Kawhi Leonard gets tangled up with New Orleans’ Darius Miller during first-half action Monday night at Scotiabank Arena.

Toronto’s biggest lead of the night was three points in the first quarter, compared to 18 for the Pelicans.