The fatigue from last night’s victory in Houston showed early on tonight as the Raptors committed five turnovers in the opening minutes. However, thanks to another magnificent offensive showing, they managed to pull away in the second half to defeat New Orleans 125-116 on the road.
Things were sloppy in the early going, but Toronto was on fire throughout, shooting 59% from the field and 47% from distance in an offensive effort rivaled only by their output yesterday. DeRozan, who made 2-of-4 three-pointers tonight, led the team with 25 points, nine rebounds and six assists, and had tremendous help from Jonas Valanciunas in the post (21 points) and Kyle Lowry, who finished one assist shy of a triple-double with 22 points, 11 rebounds and nine dimes.