Championship teams have the ability to win all types of games, even when they’re not at their best. The Toronto Raptors proved that by beating the Lakers by 15 Saturday in an ugly game. The defending champs proved they won’t give up their crown without a fight.
Championship teams have the ability to win all types of games, even when they’re not at their best. The defending champion Toronto Raptors proved they can do that with Saturday night’s virtuoso defensive performance in its 15-point upset of the L. A. Lakers on Saturday night.
The Lakers were playing their second game in three days to begin the Orlando restart and may have been flat offensively because of that, but holding a title contender to 35.4% shooting and limiting LeBron James and Anthony Davis to a combined 34 points is an accomplishment to be celebrated.
The defensive looks put out there by Toronto head coach Nick Nurse, a proven elite x’s and o’s tactician in the league, helped keep L.
