With their season on the line, the Miami Heat needed a win against the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors, on the other hand, had little incentive to win this game.
That didn’t matter. The game stayed close throughout, and in overtime, the Toronto Raptors were able to pull away with a victory. What are the three biggest takeaways from the game?
Nine-man rotation
Nick Nurse has consistently said the Raptors rotation will shorten to just nine players once the postseason begins. Today, he began to prepare the team for that scenario.
Jeremy Lin played zero minutes and received a DNP-coach’s decision.