Raptors resume playoff push with a win over the Pelicans
It could be fun, and it most certainly will be a challenge. But after months of disruption and injury and slumps and struggles,Of course they’d rather be home and cooled out with a post-season slot all locked up, but the chase can be just as much fun, and today they look up to the challenge.
“A lot of games coming quick, I’m looking forward to it,” coach Nick Nurse said before the game. “I’m certainly looking more forward to it if half our team was hurt, that’s for sure. I wouldn’t say we’ve played great basketball, but we’ve played pretty good for a stretch here, pretty good. If we can propel that forward a little bit, I think we have a lot to look forward to.”
But it also gave him cover from having to make a difficult decision on who will start and who will come off the bench. “We’re just trying to make our best educated guess on decisions of what we think it would look like if we got enough ball handling out there, if we got enough shooting out there, if we got enough defence out there, the things we really prioritize, and go from there.”
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