"So the Raptors came out flatter than a stingray and were seemingly unperturbed by an early deficit. But not everyone quit on the game. Collin Murray-Boyles at the moment is Toronto's surest jolt of energy. He is a human defibrillator, a couple thousand volts on legs. He chased every offensive rebound, even winning some. (The Magic are big and don't give up offensive rebounds easily.) He finished the game with a monstrous plus-minus of plus-18, by far the game high on either team."
"The problem is that a human defibrillator isn't particularly good at the dexterity components of basketball. Namely, putting the ball inside the rim. Murray-Boyles missed the only shot he attempted in the first quarter, a triple. And his teammates were bricking away, too. Brandon Ingram, Scottie Barnes, and Quickley combined to shoot 0-of-13 from the field in the first quarter. Most of the looks were good ones, especially Quickley's."
The Raptors appeared fatigued after a late, overtime win the previous night, producing a flat start and seeming unperturbed by an early deficit. Collin Murray-Boyles provided energetic rebounding, chased every offensive board, and finished with a plus-minus of plus-18. Offensive execution suffered: Murray-Boyles missed his lone first-quarter attempt and teammates Brandon Ingram, Scottie Barnes, and Immanuel Quickley combined to shoot 0-of-13 in the first quarter. Barnes created plays but often avoided shots near the rim. Toronto looked too small, slow, and passive to score effectively. Mo Bamba slipped on an alley-oop and struggled on the offensive glass.
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