Nick Nurse wanted, and the Raptors needed, a game where a few guys provided some solid scoring and someone came out of nowhere to pop a big game.
They got it.
On a historic night for Montreal basketball, Chris Boucher scored 31 points and five other Raptors were in double-figures in a 112-106 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Tampa.
The win was their third in a row and kept the Raptors in touch for a spot in the play-in portion of the NBA playoffs. The last time they won three straight was as part of a four-game streak in mid-February.