Raptors pull away in second half, beat Pelicans 127-104

The Raptors, in all likelihood, came into the game feeling pretty good about themselves. Two notorious Raptors killers, Jrue Holiday and E’Twaun Moore, along with superstar Anthony Davis, were sidelined with injuries. The lottery-bound Pelicans were forced to play unproven players big minutes, like rookies Kenrich Williams and Frank Jackson. The Raptors capitalized on their situation, and put forth a really impressive second half to pick up the 127-104 win.

The Raptors didn’t need their most efficient offence tonight so they instead looked to setup up teammates with the pass. I counted four leak-out passes alone in the first quarter— one each from Kyle Lowry, Marc Gasol, Kawhi Leonard, and…