Raptors demolished, but what to make of Jamison Battle's role?

"Jamison Battle enters the game for the Toronto Raptors with the team down 12 points to the Philadelphia 76ers. The two-game series saw the Raptors take the first leg behind some late-game heroics. Battle saw 15 minutes, close to a season-high, though he shot well. And as he enters the game in this second contest, he replaces Alijah Martin, who jaws with Joel Embiid the entire way to the bench, as the two pick up double technicals."

"If you go purely by the on-off numbers (which, you shouldn't), Battle is the most impactful player on the team. He leads the Raptors in on-off differential per 100 possessions, both offensively and defensively. He leads the team in efficiency differential offensively and defensively, in free throw differential. He leads the team in at-rim frequency differential, in at-rim efficiency differential, in transition efficiency differential."

""He's a specialist," said Rajakovic before the game. "He's a player that brings instant firepower when he comes on the bench. He proved that so many times this season that he can come in the game and then change the game. And at this point that's his role. He's embraced that role. That's why he's so, so efficient in that.""

Jamison Battle receives situational minutes for the Toronto Raptors, often entering when the team needs instant scoring or momentum shifts. He played close to a season-high 15 minutes in one game and briefly entered a second contest after Alijah Martin was ejected following a confrontation with Joel Embiid. The Sixers dominated early in that game, limiting Battle’s immediate impact. Battle leads the team, and the league by on-off metrics, in numerous efficiency categories and produces a 27.2 points per 100 possessions improvement when on the floor. Coaches deploy Battle selectively as a specialist to preserve his high-impact efficiency.

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