A commanding win over the Los Angeles Lakers on enemy turf made have had some thinking the Raptors had Friday’s return leg at Scotiabank Arena in the bag.
Not Toronto coach Nick Nurse.
The Raptors’ recent history in back-to-back games against the Brooklyn Nets — an emphatic win the first night, a nail-biter the next — ensured Nurse wasn’t taking anything for granted. It didn’t matter that the Raptors were coming off their best road trip in history, and the Lakers a blowout at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves, as their three-point shooting woes continued.