If we think of the Raptors’ roster as weird — with its three centres, and tri-guard lineups — remember that the home team has nothing on the Pelicans. The latter squad tends to invert the court entirely with All-Stars DeMarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis, which allows them to cause havoc in a myriad of ways. The Raptors appear relatively normal by comparison. In fact, their roster imbalance makes them well-suited to dealing with New Orleans’ two-headed monster precisely because of all their big man options. And after watching Toronto win 122-118 this idea was proven correct — in a manner of speaking.
Raptors band together to take down Pelicans, 122-118
