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Raptors have two weeks to prepare their defence

VANCOUVER—Given the tools at his disposal, Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse has all kinds of possibilities for his team’s defence.

He has players capable of defending multiple positions, a significant bonus in the switch-everything style that’s the flavour of the month in the NBA. And he has some terrific one-on-one defenders. If an opponent anchors its offence around one superstar facilitator, Nurse might want to let his guys do what they do best.

Kawhi Leonard, guarding Portlandu2019s Evan Turner on Saturday, might be the best defensive player the Raptors have had.
Kawhi Leonard, guarding Portland’s Evan Turner on Saturday, might be the best defensive player the Raptors have had.

The coach is not entirely sure which way he’s going to go and whether he will change styles from night to night, or during games.