In Rajon Rondo’s first career regular season start as a Pelican, New Orleans (8-7) suffered a 125-116 loss to the Toronto Raptors team after being upended by the all-star backcourt of Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan.
Honestly, the problems ran much deeper than a couple of opponents though. Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins were marred by foul trouble, picking up three personals and limiting each player to less than 15 minutes of action in the first half — a point Head Coach Alvin Gentry made clear on multiple occasions in his postgame comments.