Got a little nervous at the start of the fourth. Raptors and Wizards were trading punches all game long. Felt like the Wiz run was going to seal it. Glad the Raptors matched their run and then took it home.
Delon hit a huge 3 that started that run. He was incredible on defense as well. JV was really great.. saved our bacon. Came up with some huge boards.. that we would never have gotten if Poeltl or Serge were in. Very underrated skill that JV has is boxing out. He knows how to get the space he needs to grab a critical board.
Bit surprised that CJ got crunch time minutes over Serge or even Pascal. He's not a good defender and to have him out with JV and DD was a bold strategic move. It worked this time. Don't know if it would work every time. Would have still preferred OG in there. But I guess that's wishful thinking.
Hope the momentum carries us into game 6. Hopefully Fred's back for that one.
Delon hit a huge 3 that started that run. He was incredible on defense as well. JV was really great.. saved our bacon. Came up with some huge boards.. that we would never have gotten if Poeltl or Serge were in. Very underrated skill that JV has is boxing out. He knows how to get the space he needs to grab a critical board.
Bit surprised that CJ got crunch time minutes over Serge or even Pascal. He's not a good defender and to have him out with JV and DD was a bold strategic move. It worked this time. Don't know if it would work every time. Would have still preferred OG in there. But I guess that's wishful thinking.
Hope the momentum carries us into game 6. Hopefully Fred's back for that one.
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