Game ID: 22300260
Phoenix Suns @ Toronto Raptors
Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
TOR 27 33 26 26 112PHX 20 33 27 25 105
PHX @ TOR ScoutingPHX @ TOR Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
TOR availability going into 11/22 · back-to-backOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 12 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Young missed 3 since 11/17, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 11/19 after 3, 29 min since (86% of 33)
BACK Trent Jr. back 11/17 after 3, 26 min since (93% of 28)
BACK Porter Jr. back 11/21 after 2, 4 min since (39% of 12)
BACK Temple back 11/21 after 2, 4 min since (36% of 11)
NEW Flynn 15 to 22 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 13 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Young missed 4 since 11/17, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 11/19 after 3, 31 min since (93% of 33)
BACK Trent Jr. back 11/17 after 3, 26 min since (92% of 28)
BACK Porter Jr. back 11/21 after 2, 8 min since (67% of 12)
BACK Temple back 11/21 after 2, 4 min since (36% of 11)
NEW Flynn 15 to 21 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 11/26 · 1 day's restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 14 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Young missed 5 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT McDaniels missed 2 since 11/22, out tonight
OUT Temple missed 2 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 11/19 after 3, 32 min since (95% of 33)
BACK Trent Jr. back 11/17 after 3, 25 min since (88% of 28)
BACK Porter Jr. back 11/21 after 2, 8 min since (67% of 12)
TOR availability going into 11/28 · 1 day's restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 15 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Young missed 6 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT McDaniels missed 3 since 11/22, returns tonight: 13 min (120% of 11)
OUT Temple missed 3 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 11/19 after 3, 32 min since (97% of 33)
BACK Porter Jr. back 11/21 after 2, 7 min since (60% of 12)
TOR availability going into 11/29 · back-to-backOUT Dick missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 16 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Young missed 7 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Temple missed 4 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Porter Jr. back 11/21 after 2, 7 min since (60% of 12)
BACK McDaniels back 11/28 after 3, 13 min since (120% of 11)
TOR availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restOUT Dick missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 17 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Young missed 8 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 2 since 11/28, out tonight
OUT Temple missed 5 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK McDaniels back 11/28 after 3, 11 min since (100% of 11)
TOR availability going into 12/06 · 4 days' restOUT Dick missed 4 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 18 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Young missed 9 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 3 since 11/28, returns tonight: 14 min (124% of 12)
OUT Temple missed 6 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK McDaniels back 11/28 after 3, 10 min since (90% of 11)
TOR availability going into 12/08 · 1 day's restOUT Dick missed 5 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 19 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Young missed 10 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Temple missed 7 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Porter Jr. back 12/06 after 3, 14 min since (124% of 12)
BACK McDaniels back 11/28 after 3, 10 min since (90% of 11)
TOR availability going into 12/11 · 2 days' restOUT Dick missed 6 since 11/26, returns tonight: 4 min (20% of 21)
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 20 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Young missed 11 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT McDaniels missed 2 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Temple missed 8 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Porter Jr. back 12/06 after 3, 10 min since (87% of 12)
PHX availability going into 11/21 · 1 day's restOUT Beal missed 3 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Metu missed 2 since 11/17, returns tonight: 6 min (47% of 12)
OUT Bol missed 6 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Booker back 11/15 after 5, 33 min since (90% of 36)
NEW Bates-Diop 15 to 22 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/22 · back-to-backOUT Beal missed 4 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Watanabe missed 2 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 7 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Booker back 11/15 after 5, 33 min since (90% of 36)
BACK Metu back 11/12 after 2, 3 min since (27% of 12)
NEW Gordon 28 to 35 min over the last 4
PHX availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Beal missed 5 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Watanabe missed 3 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 8 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Booker back 11/15 after 5, 33 min since (90% of 36)
BACK Metu back 11/21 after 2, 9 min since (71% of 12)
NEW Gordon 28 to 34 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/26 · 1 day's restOUT Beal missed 6 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Watanabe missed 4 since 11/19, returns tonight: 15 min (113% of 13)
OUT Bol missed 9 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Metu back 11/21 after 2, 11 min since (90% of 12)
NEW Gordon 28 to 35 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/29 · 2 days' restOUT Durant missed 2 since 11/24, returns tonight: 36 min (95% of 38)
OUT Beal missed 7 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 10 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Watanabe back 11/26 after 4, 15 min since (113% of 13)
BACK Metu back 11/21 after 2, 11 min since (94% of 12)
NEW Gordon 28 to 35 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restOUT Beal missed 8 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Allen missed 2 since 11/26, returns tonight: 37 min (111% of 33)
OUT Bol missed 11 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Durant back 11/29 after 2, 36 min since (95% of 38)
BACK Watanabe back 11/26 after 4, 15 min since (117% of 13)
BACK Metu back 11/21 after 2, 12 min since (100% of 12)
NEW Gordon 28 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Okogie 16 to 22 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 12/02 · back-to-backOUT Beal missed 9 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 12 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Durant back 11/29 after 2, 36 min since (96% of 38)
BACK Allen back 12/01 after 2, 37 min since (111% of 33)
BACK Watanabe back 11/26 after 4, 15 min since (117% of 13)
NEW Okogie 16 to 24 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 12/05 · 2 days' restOUT Beal missed 10 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 13 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Durant back 11/29 after 2, 35 min since (93% of 38)
BACK Allen back 12/01 after 2, 35 min since (105% of 33)
BACK Watanabe back 11/26 after 4, 15 min since (116% of 13)
NEW Gordon 28 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW Okogie 16 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Goodwin 14 to 22 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 12/08 · 2 days' restOUT Beal missed 11 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Metu missed 2 since 12/02, returns tonight: 23 min (192% of 12)
OUT Bol missed 14 since 11/08, returns tonight: 1 min (8% of 11)
BACK Durant back 11/29 after 2, 36 min since (95% of 38)
BACK Allen back 12/01 after 2, 36 min since (110% of 33)
BACK Watanabe back 11/26 after 4, 15 min since (116% of 13)
NEW Gordon 28 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW Goodwin 14 to 21 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Siakam at 21 and Schröder at 19 a game. Without Dick (2 straight), Freeman-Liberty (16 straight), Young (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Phoenix comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 31 free throws a game; Durant at 34 and Booker at 29 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Durant (2 straight), Beal (7 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Phoenix takes 31 free throws a game to Toronto's 25. Call it Phoenix 117, Toronto 113, Toronto keeping it close.
11/22 @ IND 132-131 — TOR notes
TOR won 132-131. TOR shot 53% (48 of 90) to IND's 55%, 11 of 27 from three, and went to the line 30 times to IND's 16 — 25 points from the stripe to their 13. The glass went 46-31 for them. Siakam led with 36 (13 of 24, 1 of 3 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Schröder added 26, Barnes 20. The hinge was Q2, 41-30: TOR came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 3. Trent Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
11/24 vs CHI 121-108 — TOR notes
TOR won 121-108. TOR shot 53% (44 of 83) to CHI's 51%, 13 of 39 from three, and went to the line 27 times to CHI's 19 — 20 points from the stripe to their 12. Anunoby led with 26 (10 of 14, 5 of 7 from three); Siakam added 18, Schröder 17. The hinge was Q1, 36-22: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 20. Barnes was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
11/26 @ CLE 102-105 — TOR notes
TOR lost 102-105. TOR shot 42% (37 of 89) to CLE's 46%, 8 of 32 from three, and went to the line 29 times to CLE's 6 — 20 points from the stripe to their 5. Siakam led with 18 (7 of 17, 0 of 4 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Poeltl added 18, Barnes 15. Q2 was theirs, 24-17, but the other 3 periods went 88-78 against them. They led by as many as 12. Barnes's -20 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/28 @ BKN 103-115 — TOR notes
TOR lost 103-115. TOR took 12 more shots (101 to 89), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to BKN's 45%, 13 of 36 from three, and got to the line 19 times to BKN's 26. TOR turned it over 7 times to BKN's 15. The glass went 46-59 against them. Barnes led with 17 (5 of 19, 3 of 7 from three); Siakam added 17, Trent Jr. 15. Q3 was theirs, 31-24, the deficit cut from 8 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 91-72 against them. Barnes's -22 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/29 vs PHX 112-105 — TOR notes
TOR won 112-105. TOR shot 45% (42 of 93) to PHX's 40%, 10 of 27 from three. Barnes led with 23 (7 of 15, 1 of 3 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Siakam added 22, Poeltl 17. The hinge was Q1, 27-20: from level to 7 ahead. Barnes was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
12/01 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Barnes at 18 a game. Without Dick (3 straight), Freeman-Liberty (17 straight), Young (8 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 107, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Brunson at 28 and Randle at 23 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 107 a night to Toronto's 113. Call it Toronto 111, New York 110, New York keeping it close.
12/06 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 110, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 23 free throws a game; Barnes at 19 and Siakam at 19 a game. Without Dick (4 straight), Freeman-Liberty (18 straight), Young (9 straight). 4 days' rest. Miami comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 124, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Butler III at 31 and Adebayo at 20 a game. Without Herro (12 straight), Jović (3 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the defense, Toronto allowing 110 a night to Miami's 124 and the arc, Miami at 37 percent from three to Toronto's 30. Call it Toronto 115, Miami 112, Miami keeping it close.
12/08 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 43 from three, 16 free throws a game; Rozier at 24 and Bridges at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Ball (4 straight), Maledon (3 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 111, shooting 42 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Barnes at 19 a game. Without Dick (5 straight), Freeman-Liberty (19 straight), Young (10 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Charlotte at 43 percent from three to Toronto's 31 and the glass, where Toronto has been minus-1 a night and Charlotte minus-10. Call it Toronto 114, Charlotte 113, Charlotte keeping it close.
12/11 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Randle at 27 and Brunson at 25 a game. 2 days' rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 114, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 19 free throws a game; Siakam at 23 and Barnes at 22 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Dick (6 straight), Freeman-Liberty (20 straight), Young (11 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 39 percent from three to Toronto's 30 and the line, where New York takes 25 free throws a game to Toronto's 19. Call it New York 116, Toronto 110.
11/21 vs POR 120-107 — PHX notes
PHX won 120-107. PHX shot 57% (43 of 76) to POR's 44%, 7 of 17 from three, and went to the line 28 times to POR's 20 — 27 points from the stripe to their 17. Durant led with 31 (13 of 21); Booker added 28, Nurkić 18. The hinge was Q1, 34-21: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 18. Durant was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
11/22 vs GSW 123-115 — PHX notes
PHX won 123-115. PHX shot 45% (34 of 76) to GSW's 48%, 11 of 28 from three, and went to the line 52 times to GSW's 29 — 44 points from the stripe to their 19. Durant led with 32 (7 of 14, 3 of 4 from three, 15 of 15 at the line); Booker added 25, Gordon 13. The hinge was Q2, 37-16: PHX came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 16, and the lead reached 23. Booker was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
11/24 @ MEM 110-89 — PHX notes
PHX won 110-89. PHX shot 51% (39 of 76) to MEM's 46%, 11 of 31 from three, and went to the line 28 times to MEM's 10 — 21 points from the stripe to their 6. Booker led with 40 (15 of 21, 3 of 4 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Gordon added 20, Allen 14. The hinge was Q4, 29-16: a lead of 8 became 21. Booker was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
11/26 @ NYK 116-113 — PHX notes
PHX won 116-113. PHX shot 46% (42 of 91) to NYK's 45%, 16 of 38 from three, and got to the line 21 times to NYK's 32. PHX turned it over 11 times to NYK's 6. Booker led with 28 (10 of 25, 1 of 4 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Gordon added 25, Goodwin 14. The hinge was Q1, 34-22: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 15. Booker was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
11/29 @ TOR 105-112 — PHX notes
PHX lost 105-112. PHX shot 40% (38 of 94) to TOR's 45%, 7 of 26 from three. Durant led with 30 (11 of 30, 2 of 8 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Nurkić added 19, Gordon 10. Q3 was theirs, 27-26, the deficit cut from 7 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 86-78 against them. Booker's -15 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/01 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 30 free throws a game; Durant at 31 and Booker at 26 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Beal (8 straight), Allen (2 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Jokić at 35 and Porter Jr. at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Gordon (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 107 a night to Denver's 115 and the line, where Phoenix takes 30 free throws a game to Denver's 24. Call it Phoenix 115, Denver 112, Denver keeping it close.
12/02 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 30 free throws a game; Durant at 31 and Booker at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Beal (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 98 a night and allowing 105, shooting 43 percent and 29 from three, 18 free throws a game; Bane at 18 and Jackson Jr. at 16 a game. Without Morant (18 straight), Smart (7 straight), Jackson (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the line, where Phoenix takes 30 free throws a game to Memphis's 18 and the arc, Phoenix at 36 percent from three to Memphis's 29. Call it Phoenix 113, Memphis 105.
12/05 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 32 from three, 26 free throws a game; Davis at 27 and James at 20 a game. Without Hachimura (5 straight), Vincent (17 straight). 2 days' rest. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 28 free throws a game; Durant at 29 and Booker at 28 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Beal (10 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-6 a night and the Lakers minus-2 and the defense, Phoenix allowing 108 a night to the Lakers' 118. Call it Phoenix 114, the Lakers 113, the Lakers keeping it close.
12/08 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Durant at 30 and Booker at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Beal (11 straight). 2 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 122, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 26 free throws a game; Fox at 32 and Monk at 20 a game. Without Mitchell (2 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 112 a night to Sacramento's 122. Call it Phoenix 117, Sacramento 115, Sacramento keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHXCM C. Metu
DB D. Booker
DE D. Eubanks
EG E. Gordon
JG J. Goodwin
JN J. Nurkić
JO J. Okogie
KB K. Bates-Diop
KD K. Durant
NU Nurkic
YW Y. Watanabe
TORDS D. Schröder
GT G. Trent Jr.
JM J. McDaniels
JP J. Poeltl
MF M. Flynn
OA O. Anunoby
PA P. Achiuwa
PS P. Siakam
SB S. Barnes
SC Schroder
PHX/TOR the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Raptors end Suns' winning streak at 7, spoiling Kevin Durant's return
TORONTO -- — Scottie Barnes scored 12 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter, Pascal Siakam finished with 22 and the Toronto Raptors beat Phoenix 112-105 on Wednesday night to end the Suns’ winning streak at seven.
Kevin Durant scored 11 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter for Phoenix after missing two games because of a sore foot, while fellow star Devin Booker had only eight points. The Suns lost for the first time since a Nov. 12 loss at home against Oklahoma City.
Durant made 11 of 30 attempts and shot 2 for 8 from beyond the arc. He has scored 30 or more points in six straight games, the longest active streak in the NBA.
“I don’t feel like I’m ever out of rhythm,” Durant said. “I just missed shots.”
Booker hobbled to the bench early in the second half after stepping on Dennis Schroder’s foot, but was able to return.
“I don’t know if it got stiffer but I wasn’t going to spend the rest of the night trying to beat people off the dribble,” Booker said.
Booker, who beat New York on Sunday night with a 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds left, missed a 3 that would have tied it with 50 seconds remaining.
“I knew that one was left a bit,” Booker said.
Booker shot 2 for 12, going 0 for 4 on 3-pointers.
Phoenix coach Frank Vogel said he wasn’t sure whether Booker would be able to play when the Suns host the defending NBA-champion Denver Nuggets on Friday night.
“We’ll see how it responds overnight,” Vogel said. “You never know with ankles.”
Jusuf Nurkic had 19 points and 14 rebounds for the Suns, who shot 7 for 26 from 3-point range, matching their fewest made 3-pointers this season.
“I just think the lid was on the basket tonight,” Durant said. “I feel like we got good looks, we just didn’t finish.”
Eric Gordon and Josh Okogie each scored 10 points but Phoenix lost despite outsourcing Toronto 28-14 on second-chance points.
Barnes made four field goals in the fourth quarter, one more than he’d made through the first three quarters combined.
“Scottie Barnes is a winner,” Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said. “When you coach him, you just feel that energy, you feel him on the bench the way he’s energizing the whole team.”
Schroder had a season-high 12 assists to help the Raptors win for the first time in three games. Precious Achiuwa had 14 points and 10 rebounds, Jakob Poeltl scored 17 points, and O.G. Anunoby and Gary Trent Jr. each had 13.
The Raptors, who lost at Brooklyn on Tuesday night, were delayed flying home from New York and didn’t land in Toronto until 4 a.m., but showed no ill effects from their short night of rest.
“We have to understand that we have to start the game better than we started today,” Nurkic said. “They played last night. We should be starting the game better.”