The Raptors are not for the faint of heart but the lessons they are learning and the experiences they are gaining are sure to help in games and seasons to come.
Once again extended to almost the final second, the Raptors couldn’t pull off a miracle and dropped a 106-103 decision to Denver on Wednesday that started the temporary Nikola Jokic-free era for the Nuggets.
Brandon Ingram’s last-gasp, banked three-pointer was ruled by video to be too late by a fraction of a second and robbed the Raptors of their third straight comeback victory.
And after an overtime victory over Golden State on Sunday and a one-point win over Orlando on Monday that was decided in the final seconds, the Raptors could not pull out another tight one.
“I thought that the biggest problem was the start of the game in the first quarter, when we allowed them to score 32 points,” Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said. “We cannot be starting games like that. We got to find much more energy to start the game.”
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