When Nick Nurse gets ticked off he gets results. Before tonight’s game, Nurse singled out Chris Boucher, saying Boucher had failed to step-up and provide the spark the Raptors had needed in the wake of their recent injuries.
With Serge Ibaka and Marc Gasol sidelined, the Raptors were again giving up alot of size in the middle tonight, as DeAndre Ayton towered over everyone in their starting lineup. This was problematic early on, but when Boucher checked in, he gave the Raptors all the size and energy they needed to come away with a 123-114 victory (of course, some great scoring nights from Pascal Siakam, Kyle Lowry and Norman Powell helped too).