Two turnovers in the first 96 seconds sent prized rookie Scottie Barnes to the bench and Chris Boucher watched minutes later as his typical check-into-the-game time came and went with Isaac Bonga getting the call.
Fred VanVleet and Pascal Siakam were rushed back into the game for one possession with 8.8 seconds left in the first quarter after a foul call because scoring was going to be a premium and the Raptors needed to gives themselves every chance to score points any time they could.
Justin Champagnie got a couple second-half minutes that might otherwise have gone to Dalano Banton because Champagnie’s a shooter and a rebounder and the Raptors needed both.