Toronto needs to do a better job of protecting the paint as the first-round series moves to Washington.
Jonas Valanciunas was put through one last drill as Raptors practice wrapped up Thursday.
This one called for aggression. Valanciunas, the team’s starting centre, was asked to set a mock screen at the top of the key, roll toward the basket to receive a pass and, with a low-ranking member of the coaching staff mimicking the smaller defender Valanciunas often draws in such game situations, make a ferocious power move to score.