Things looked fairly grim Monday night, as old friend Jonas Valanciunas — who finished with 27 points and 20 rebounds — reminded the Toronto Raptors what a starting centre can do for a team. Going up by as much as ten in the second half, the Memphis Grizzlies were simply more physical, and the Raptors’ sloppy defense led to bad fouls, which led to some complaining, which led to coach Nick Nurse’s second technical foul and ejection. And Nurse’s ejection, of course, led to... a 27-5 run for the Raptors. Yes, even down OG Anunoby and with Kyle Lowry leaving the game due to back spasms in the first quarter, Nurse’s ejection seemed to light a fire under the team, who wound up winning the game 128-113.
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