For much of this underwhelming 2022-23 season, the third quarter has spelled doom for the Toronto Raptors. But the team, with its fresh-look, balanced lineup, flipped the script tonight, outscoring the New Orleans Pelicans 38-32 in the third to take the control of a game they’d eventually win 110-115.
Jakob Poeltl once again showed why the Raptors traded draft capital for him, scoring 21 points on 11 shots and hauling in a career-high 18 rebounds. (“18, that’s a good number,” Nick Nurse said after the game.) Pascal Siakam led the Raptors with 26 points, and added five assists.