The Star · Mar 28, 2018
Raptors’ fourth-quarter flash too much for Nuggets
Raptors guard Fred VanVleet is on the court in front of the Nuggets bench after dropping a three-pointer and getting a foul call in Toronto’s 114-110 win.Dwane Casey wants tests for his Toronto Raptors. He wants tight games against good teams requiring game-long focus and intensity. It’s what the Raptors are going to see when the post-season arrives in a little more than two weeks.
They got one exactly like that Tuesday at the Air Canada Centre. And they passed.
With a group of backups doing what it has done most of the season — dominate at times — Toronto rallied for a 114-110 victory over the Denver Nuggets in what was as thorough a performance as the Raptors have put on in a while.