The Toronto Raptors were without several of their players tonight as they went up against the New Orleans Pelicans — and Zion Williamson.
Williamson, along with Brandon Ingram, beat the Raptors 138-100 last time these two teams played against each other. To top it off, Toronto was without Scottie Barnes, Jakob Poeltl and Bruce Brown, all to injury.
Due to this, the Raptors opted to start Ochai Agbaji and Kelly Olynyk in the two spots left open from Barnes and Poeltl.
If the Pelicans' 23-point halftime lead holds, Jonas Valanciunas is going to earn his first win in Toronto since December 5th, 2018.