Jonas Valanciunas racks up milestone triple-double in Raptors victory with DeMarre Caroll joining Kyle Lowry on sidelines. Pelicans all-star Anthony Davis out early with wrist injury.
NEW ORLEANS—The Toronto Raptors are not going to win, or even play, “pretty” games for the next little while. The nights of 120-point efforts are gone for the foreseeable future and will be replaced by a bit of grit, some grime and some nights when ugly is the norm.