But they enter a three-game road trip, starting Friday in New Orleans, with three losses in their last five games. The Raptors allowed the Houston Rockets to erupt for 38 fourth-quarter points in a 107-95 loss on Tuesday. Raptors coach Nick Nurse says forward OG Anunoby, defending Portland’s Rodney Hood, is among the players who can jump-start the Toronto offence with his defence. Article Continued BelowSome Raptors thought it came back to the consistent effort required to beat playoff teams. He’s averaging 34.2 minutes per game, but has logged 30 or minutes just once since rejoining the team Feb. 8.

Source: thestar March 07, 2019 23:37 UTC