There’s a method to Raptors’ mid-game mad science

Nick Nurse calls it coaching “on the balls of your feet” by being a step or two ahead of the opposition, forcing issues rather than reacting to them, and it’s the juicy part of the game to the Raptors head coach.

Maybe it’s a new lineup or substitution pattern. Maybe it’s a tweak to defensive schemes, a play call that seemingly comes out of nowhere.