Philly’s offense has changed under Nurse and amid the absence and departure of James Harden. They also fell to the Sixers 114-107 just last week.
They’d already lost to the Portland Trail Blazers and Chicago Bulls, who look like two of the worst teams in the league. The Raptors’ win against the Bucks was much-needed. He’s also down to 18 points per game after hitting at least 21.4 in each of the past four seasons and a career-high 24.2 a year ago. The two-time All-Star shoots the ball only 14.8 times per game, which is his lowest amount since 2018-19. Dennis Schroder is adapting to life north of the border well and is putting up 16.2 points and 9.2 assists per game through five contests. Scottie Barnes is the team’s leading scorer and rebounder and has a stat line of 20.8 points, 10 rebounds, 5.4 assists, and 2.4 blocks per night. The early signs haven’t been anything outstanding, and they’re much stronger defensively than they are on offense. The Raptors are working to take on the personality of their new coach, Darko Rajaković.
