MEMPHIS—Dwane Casey often talks about how good his Raptors bench can be, while also warning that there will be times when they play like the inexperienced NBAers that they are.
It’s usually game-to-game that the coach is talking about, not the same 48-minute outing, but then there are nights like Friday’s.
After a sluggish start that failed to bail out an equally sluggish starting five, a backup group sparked a fourth-quarter resurgence as the Raptors beat the Memphis Grizzlies 116-107 at the FedEx Forum.
Down 17 at one point in the third quarter, the Raptors took control, bridging the end of the third quarter and the start of the fourth, to register their fifth straight victory.