With Lowry's elbow a looming concern, and the playoffs just around the corner, Coach Casey decided to give give both of the team's All Stars a night off. Although this led to the Raptors losing 102-95, the Raptors competed against the second best team in the league to the final buzzer, largely led by Cory Joseph, Norman Powell, and Delon Wright.
The game as a whole didn't really have a rhyme or reason to it. Without taking anything away from the Raptors, the Spurs helped Toronto keep the game close with many uncharacteristic misses -- they went 5-20 from distance, with many of them being uncontested looks.