Toronto takes a non-traditional approach to beating Boston and inching toward East title.
Toronto Raptors coach Dwane Casey dusted off Lucas Nogueira and shook the cobwebs off Norm Powell, going as far as he possibly could to coax the most important win of the season out of his team.
With a couple of newish playing groups and his team’s renewed focus to defensive detail, the Raptors beat the Boston Celtics 96-78 on Wednesday night to move a giant step closer to finishing first atop the NBA’s Eastern Conference.