The Toronto Raptors didn’t have much mojo in their favour in the first half of last night’s tilt against the LA Lakers. More precisely, the visitors were bad, and against many NBA teams would have been run out of the gym. However, the youthful Lakers weren’t capable of taking advantage. The Raptors overcame a 17-point Q2 deficit to sneak away with the W.
Our team needs its backcourt starters to play like the All-Stars they are, but neither DeMar DeRozan nor Kyle Lowry was in form during a points-starved first half. Serge Ibaka started at center, as both Jonas Valanciunas and Lucas Nogueira are sidelined with ankle issues.