It really is quite simple for Nick Nurse.
He finds out who he is going to have available, figures out how he might best use them, makes adjustments as the game goes on and lives with whatever the result is, confident that has done his best to put everyone in a position to succeed.
It’s something he did for years in minor leagues around the world and something he has been forced to do in this obstacle-laden season with the Raptors. Thursday night was no different.
The stakes were higher and the absence of a player was significant — Kyle Lowry got the night off for rest — but it was old hat to the Raptors coach.