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TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers have been on a second-round collision course for a while now.
said following the team’s Thursday morning practice. “[It’s the] same preparation for any game, any team, You’re going through the same steps, process. Watch film, go over each individual player, figure out how you want to guard them individually and as a group. Because they have so many threats, that might make it a little tougher, but we’ll see.”
How much did the injury impact his game when he was able to play? He averaged 24.8 points, 13.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.8 blocks and 1.0 steal on 51 per cent shooting – on par with his regular season numbers, despite logging almost 10 minutes fewer per contest. “Just like any great player, you try to make everything as uncomfortable as possible, be as physical as they allow you,” said Gasol. “Same kind of mindset that we had with [Vucevic].”
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