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Raptors holding opponents to league-low 102.5 points per game early in the season
Toronto has limited opponents to 102.5 points per game and leads the league with 14.3 steals as coach Darko Rajakovic stresses discipline.
- The Toronto Raptors lead the NBA in steals, generating 14.3 per game while holding opponents to a league-low average of 102.5 points over their first four games.
- Head coach Darko Rajakovic attributes the success to disciplined schemes, saying, "The more discipline we have, the more were doing what were supposed to do."
- Toronto defeated the Orlando Magic 129-99 on Wednesday and hosts them again on Friday for the first NBA Cup game for both teams.
- Despite maintaining this standard, the team remains without two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year Kawhi Leonard, who is sidelined with knee swelling and has no exact return timeline.
- Nate Bittle is slowly ramping up workouts after recovering from an avulsion fracture in his right foot, with Rajakovic monitoring his progress in seven-day evaluation windows.
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Raptors holding opponents to league-low 102.5 points per game early in the season
TORONTO - RJ Barrett knows that the Toronto Raptors have been the toughest team to score on early in the NBA season, but he's a little scared to talk about it.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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Raptors holding opponents to lowest average points per game early in season
TORONTO — RJ Barrett knows that the Toronto Raptors have been the toughest team to score on early in the NBA season, but he’s a little scared to talk about it. “Don’t jinx us, man,” Barrett said, shaking his head courtside at OVO Athletic Centre, when asked about Toronto’s defence. But facts are facts. The Raptors have limited their opponents to a league-low average of 102.5 points over the first four games of the season, including a 117-94 loss…
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