 | Toronto | 106 | Final Box Score | 99 | Indiana |  |
 C- | S. Ibaka32 MIN, 13 PTS, 11 REB, 0 AST, 0 STL, 5-13 FG, 3-8 3FG, 0-0 FT, 0 BLK, 6 TO, 15 +/- I don’t think his game was quite as bad as the rest of Raptors Twitter would suggest….but man he is frustrating to watch sometimes. Open threes and some rim protection are all we ask. When you don’t do that…it hurts. Please fix this. | ||||||||
 A- | M. Miller22 MIN, 4 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 0 STL, 1-2 FG, 0-0 3FG, 2-2 FT, 1 BLK, 0 TO, 4 +/- For a guy who got the start, played 24 minutes and recorded just 4 points…he still had a hell of a game. The way he moved on defense on Oladipo was downright nasty for a man his size and Casey should be proud of turning this guy into a full-blown rotation player. | ||||||||
 A+ | J. Valanciunas27 MIN, 16 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST, 0 STL, 5-13 FG, 1-1 3FG, 5-5 FT, 6 BLK, 0 TO, 6 +/- Another MASSIVE double double with four blocks to boot. Dare I say JV has somehow taken a giant leap over the last, like, two weeks?! It feels that way and I would have liked to see even more of him down the stretch. The better he plays defense the more Casey trusts him. JV Hive is officially active…and justified. http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=22783487 | ||||||||
 C- | K. Lowry32 MIN, 13 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL, 3-10 FG, 3-7 3FG, 4-4 FT, 0 BLK, 4 TO, 12 +/- As William Lou put it….”Kyle was extra doo doo tonight”. I’m fine with him only getting up for big games…if he actually keeps this going during the playoffs. To be fair though, this WAS a big game and he was downright brutal to start it. He literally couldnt make a basket inside the three point line and his turnovers were of the “what the hell was that variety?”. | ||||||||
 A | D. DeRozan32 MIN, 24 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL, 8-15 FG, 2-5 3FG, 6-7 FT, 0 BLK, 4 TO, 13 +/- an all-around gem from DeMar. With the Robin to his Batman struggling tonight DeRozan was forced to carry a larger load both minutes-wise and scoring-wise and he delivered on both ends. Good to see him knock down some threes and he led the team in passing with the other guards struggling. | ||||||||
 C | C. Miles21 MIN, 10 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL, 3-9 FG, 3-7 3FG, 1-2 FT, 0 BLK, 0 TO, -2 +/- I mean…he hits threes, and he misses threes. Sometimes he’s hot, sometimes he’s cold. This is not professional analysis, but it also is. | ||||||||
 A | P. Siakam20 MIN, 12 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 0 STL, 5-7 FG, 0-1 3FG, 2-2 FT, 0 BLK, 0 TO, -2 +/- Consistently improves somehow every single game. Crashed the glass all night and grabbed three offensive boards. Also took smart shots and knocked down most of them. His movement on offense to set up more shots is getting nice. IM SO EXCITED ABOUT HIM FOREVER. | ||||||||
 B+ | D. Wright19 MIN, 8 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 1 STL, 3-5 FG, 0-2 3FG, 2-4 FT, 0 BLK, 1 TO, 2 +/- Would have liked to see him move the ball a bit more but his length on defense was clutch when he hit the floor and he knocked down every shot within three. | ||||||||
 D+ | F. VanVleet18 MIN, 2 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 0 STL, 1-4 FG, 0-1 3FG, 0-0 FT, 0 BLK, 1 TO, -9 +/- The Closer was NOT on his game tonight, and that’s fine. I wanted him to shine with CoJo opposite him but it just wasn’t his night. | ||||||||
 B+ | J. Poeltl16 MIN, 4 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 0 STL, 1-1 FG, 0-0 3FG, 2-2 FT, 1 BLK, 3 TO, -4 +/- Continue to protect the rim with a ferocity best reserved for actual Raptors (Ibaka take note?). His 16 minutes were a little low for me but with the way JV was playing he wasn’t as necessary as normal. | ||||||||
 A- | Dwane Casey Continues to do a lot with a little. With Lowry struggling and Ibaka playing like a wet blanket Casey made the adjustments to get his team into a mindset to take this over in the 4th. At some point the coach of the year chatter has to start ramping up to “Casey is the favourite” scenario right?! | ||||||||
