The Raptors head coach pulled all his veterans off the floor in a tight game with the Orlando Magic and gave his young players a chance to shine when it mattered the most. And while Orlando’s Paolo Banchero, with a game-high 41 points, threatened to take the game away, Raptors rookie Ja’Kobe Walter hit a three-pointer with a half-second left to give Toronto a 114-113 win. “The last play … Coach drew it up for me,” a confident Walter told TSN after the buzzer. A game that was close early got chirpy midway through the third quarter, with players getting in each other’s faces and a technical foul being issued. The skirmish ignited a spark in the Raptors, who outscored the Magic 31-19 in that quarter and built a 12-point lead in the fourth, only to squander it late.
by Hoops Hype