This entire month has been an exercise in plucking good nuggets from a slew of ugly Raptors performances in order to simply maintain a bit of sanity. It’s been more than month since the Raptors exhibited their fully-realized selves for more than a quarter here or a 9-0 run there.
Tuesday’s 108-106 overtime win over New Orleans was hardly the convincing route that Raptors fans have been desperate to see since before Christmas. It was however, a step up from the “atrocious” performance the team turned in on Sunday against Orlando.
“There’s some good stuff we can take out of this, and some stuff we’ve gotta correct to move forward,” said Dwane Casey after the game decided by an impossible Kyle Lowry step-back jumper.