Quick reaction: Raptors 122, Grizzlies 114

A +

K. Leonard37 MIN, 17 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL, 5-11 FG, 1-4 3FG, 6-9 FT, 1 BLK, 1 TO, 12 +/-

It was one of the best complete Kawhi games as Raptor. The way he controlled the game in the second half, accepted what the Grizzlies were doing to eliminate his goal and used his commitment to find the man open, time and time again, to get shot for his teammates then for himself was there. Fantastic performance.

A

P. Siakam31 MIN, 10 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 0 STL, 3-5 FG, 0-1 3FG, 4-6 FT, 1 BLK, 1 TO, 10 +/-

Memphis did a very good job in committing to removing the Siakam space to mark, whether to limit its presence in transition (which would not have been there most of the night anyway, because Memphis did not miss strokes), or to take inner scenes space on his readers. Pascal, however, found enough room to be effective and had some essential aids throughout the course and played an excellent defense.

B +

S. Ibaka35 MIN, 16 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 0 STL, 7-11 FG, 0-2 3FG, 2-2 PI, 1 BLK, 3 TO, 10 +/-

The defense would certainly have been better with Marc Gasol, who played all night, but Serge managed several shots, as needed, and was the central element of the defense of the area that allowed the Raptors come back in the match tonight. .

A +

K. Lowry37 MIN, 24 PTS, 2 REB, 6 AST, 0 STL, 8-14 FG, 5-8 3FG, 3-4 PI, 0 BLK, 3 TO, 10 +/-

Kawhi Leonard is the best player in the Raptors, but so far this season is still Kyle Lowry's team. He played several times with pieces that helped bring the Raptors back into the game and win it in the end.

A

D. Green28 MIN, 14 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 0 STL, 5-9 FG, 4-8 3FG, 0-0 PI, 1 BLK, 1 TO, 6 +/-

In the end, Fred VanVleet replaced the final formation, which was a good decision, but even so, Danny had a solid game. Hit three and play in defense, as we are used to seeing him.

A +

F. VanVleet22 MIN, 18 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL, 6-6 FG, 3-3 3FG, 3-4 PI, 0 BLK, 1 TO, 8 +/-

He fought, some. The bench was hard in the first half and Fred was part of it, as he often had problems getting on the edge. However, his fourth quarter was the Fred vintage. Hit huge blows, and was critical on Mike Conley's defense. That was still Fred VanVleet, candidate at 6MOY, and it was great to see.

C

O. Anunoby17 MIN, 5 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 0 STL, 2-5 FG, 1-3 3FG, 0-1 PI, 0 BLK, 1 TO, -2 +/-

Night really difficult for OG. He had a lot of trouble influencing the game and had difficult games, while the bench unit continues to struggle, and he did not have many minutes with the bench late in the game as they played. with Lowry and Leonard.

C

D. Wright14 MIN, 3 PTS, 0 REB, 2 AST, 0 STL, 1-3 FG, 1-1 3FG, 0-0 PI, 0 BLK, 1 TO, -3 +/-

Delon is not the same threat this year in the pick-and-roll game, it's something the team needs to understand because without it, it's a tough race for the Raptors bench units.

C-

J. Valanciunas14 MIN, 9 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 0 STL, 3-3 FG, 1-1 3FG, 2-2 FT, 1 BLK, 3 TO, -5 +/-

It's not that Jonas did not do well, his scores were good in this game. But he can not protect Marc Gasol because of his reduced mobility and he has been exposed frequently.

A

C. Miles5 MIN, 6 PTS, 0 REB, 1 AST, 0 STL, 2-2 FG, 2-2 3FG, 0-0 PI, 0 BLK, 0 TO, -4 +/-

Five crucial minutes for CJ, including some huge shots that he has touched. Nice to see him down, and it must be a relief for him to have his chance there in due course.

B +

Nick Nurse

The first half was tough. The Raptors seemed unable to explain Memphis's offensive plan and struggled to bounce back against the few errors the Grizzlies missed, while not generating real momentum. However, the nurse found late responses and decided to go to the zone defense, use Kawhi in fourth place on the bench, and then close with VanVleet where he was out of the race, the time being counted brilliantly. He made big moves to get that win.