Immanuel Quickley and the Toronto Raptors bounced back from their 54-point loss to the champion Boston Celtics with a 17-point (130-113) win against the Brooklyn Nets, snapping an 11-game losing streak. Scottie Barnes tallied a team-high 33 points and 13 rebounds, Gradey Dick finished 22 points, and Immanuel Quickley scored 21 points after missing 22 games with a left elbow injury. Quickley also finished with 15 assists and four rebounds and was a plus-23 in the Raptors’ first win in 12 tries. All five Raptors starters scored double figures, including Ochai Agbaji (14) and Jakob Poeltl (12). After the victory, Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic discussed Quickley’s impressive double-double performance after missing 22 games, per St. Albert Gazette. “He’s got a lot of skills, but he’s a point guard,” Rajakovic said. “When he’s bringing the ball up the floor, he is calling plays on the run, recognizing [the] situation. He’s my extension on the floor when he plays out there.”
by Hoops Hype