Quick Reaction: Raptors 107, Spurs 125

Constantly trying to insert some sort of dynamism into an offense that was bone-dry on that substance. A few bad passes, leaving himself in tough positions. Outside of that, though, he finished the ball when he could and to his credit, he created a decent amount of looks for his running mates. He’s good, and it’s rare to see a truly rough game from him. This was a pedestrian night on his behalf.

There has to be a point in a game like this where Leonard demands the ball. He’s got the tools to carry this team and in a hostile arena I might’ve expected him to dominate. He was, of course, good. He’s always good, almost always efficient and he’s a demon on the defensive end. That being said, he didn’t show out like he was meant to. Feels like their was some game left on the floor.

He’s been put through the ringer. A lot of front court behemoths have lined up against him. There’s nowhere for him to run, and he’s lining up against bigger players every night. Tonight, he conceded deep position to Aldridge. Often times getting beat down the floor, and Aldridge ate his lunch. He still hit his jumpers on offense, and does his due-diligence in that role, but he’s having relatively bad defensive games lately.

He’s a terrific off-ball guard. An incredibly nuanced player, and clever. He can’t be used in this way, and he must recognize that. He’s dribbling a lot, and he can’t morph into this “lead guard” that the Raptors are trying to push him into.

Worst game of the season and that doesn’t need to be investigated thoroughly. He’s as consistent a role player as you could hope to find and he’ll bounce back. Wretched game from him, though.

Powell has absorbed the role of bench initiator, and he’s doing a commendable job with it. Composed on the baseline when he’s working off-ball and heady when he’s attacking out of the pick n’ roll. It’s good to see Powell amass a good deal of games where he’s capable. Another night where he leaves nothing to be desired.

On a night where Leonard and Siakam didn’t take on the brunt of the scoring load, Wright did step forward and make some baskets. He was still outplayed in his matchup, and his creation for others was lacking.

Really poor. When he got the ball on offense it was nothing more than running time off the clock. On defense he didn’t make a difference. Hope springs eternal, he’s still our son.

Makes a really good third big, but not a great second one. Did a decent enough job banging around with Aldridge and Poeltl, eating glass and hitting hook shots.

He hit his shot, man. Progress.

Don’t know what to derive from his garbage time minutes. Diligent on defense.

Any NBA minutes are good.

It was clear that his initial game plan got punched in the mouth and I’m sure he’ll acknowledge that in the post-game scrum. There should likely be a change in how VanVleet’s being used, and the same goes for Leonard. The offense will remain stagnant until he shifts some of VanVleet’s responsibilities to others. Not a good look for him tonight, got out-coached thoroughly by Pop.