Why Norm Powell might be the Raptors’ secret playoff weapon — again

If it’s springtime, it’s Norm Powell time and here he comes again.

The mercurial Raptors forward, who can look like a composed all-star one night and a turnover-prone teenager the next, has proven himself to be something of a big-game player in the last two playoff runs. With the post-season coming in less than a week, he seems to be at it again.

Powell tied his season high with 23 points in Toronto’s 117-109 overtime victory over the Miami Heat at Scotiabank Arena on Sunday, an entirely predictable performance that close followers of the team have come to expect.