TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors were lagging in the first half of Tuesday night's game, showing the malaise that can creep in during the dog days of a long season.
So Dwane Casey reminded them, in a halftime speech sprinkled with ``explicit words'' according to Kyle Lowry, of just what they're playing for.
Message received. DeMar DeRozan scored 25 points while Lowry added 23 plus nine assists to lift Toronto to a 104-99 victory over the Brooklyn Nets.
``You've got to be excited about playing the game, play with passion,'' Casey said. ``We're playing for something.