Two games into the Raptors’ playoff run, it’s time for a quick public-service announcement about basketball’s plus-minus statistic. So it was interesting to hear Magic coach Steve Clifford, a two-decade veteran of NBA benches, talk about plus-minus in the wake of Toronto’s Game 2 win. Clifford said that, over the course of a season, plus-minus can tell you something. And certainly there’s plenty to be positive about if you’re a fan of the Raptors examining their chances against the Magic and beyond. Though they ranked second-best in the East in regular-season accuracy (37%) from deep, the Raptors are shooting 32% so far in the playoffs.

Source: thestar April 17, 2019 23:37 UTC