It was around the three-minute mark of the fourth quarter on Sunday night in Tampa and the Raptors were in a spot that hasn’t always been comfortable this season.
The Magic had chipped into a 16-point Raptors lead, getting it down to eight. Nikola Vucevic cut through the paint and caught the ball with his back to the basket, turned and thought he had an easy two in front of him. Before he could make it a two-possession game, Yuta Watanabe came into the picture.
The first-year Raptor met Vucevic at the rim, swatting the ball back to Pascal Siakam, who finished a fast break at the other end of the floor.