Another Sunday afternoon tip meant another sleepy start from the Toronto Raptors, but the alarm soon went off and with stellar shooting and crisp ball movement they ultimately overpowered the Charlotte Hornets 123-103.
Sweet Ball Movement (Almost) From the Opening Tip
The 12-2 Charlotte run to open things wasn’t pretty. The Raptors looked a step slow on defense and their offense was completely out of sync.
But the Raps settled in, started setting up their offense and things quickly started to click. It began with a DeMar DeRozan pass out of a clogged lane to Serge Ibaka for a 15-footer, followed up by a Kyle Lowry-Jonas Valanciunas pick-and-roll that led to a dunk.