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P.J. Tucker’s toughness setting tone for Raptors defence

Veteran’s leadership has offensive star DeRozan playing with renewed focus at other end.

P.J. Tucker can contribute the odd three-pointer on offence, but it's his defensive play that has proven infectious for the Raptors.

MIAMI—In the days leading up to the NBA trade deadline, Dwane Casey was busy trying to figure out things with the Toronto Raptors — like how to integrate recent acquisition Serge Ibaka into the lineup, and just how serious the troublesome wrist would be for point guard Kyle Lowry.

He swears he was neither walking up and down the corridors outside team president Masai Ujiri’s office holding up a sign that read “I (Heart) P.