Chris Boucher has been on a roll for the Toronto Raptors. Since checking into the game against the New York Knicks in garbage time on Jan. 8, Boucher has been a consistent difference for the Raptors from off the bench.
Raptors Outlast Pelicans for 4th straight win
New Orleans ... for the Raptors. Chris Boucher is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. Missi is averaging 9.1 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.5 blocks for the Pelicans.
The Toronto Raptors have "emerged as a team to watch" regarding New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram as the Feb. 6 trade deadline looms. NBA
The Toronto Raptors will have Ochai Agbaji and Jakob Poeltl available on Monday against the New Orleans Pelicans
A third-quarter rally allowed New Orleans ... 20/30: Pelicans foul shooting. Those 10 misses proved damaging in a game where the Pelicans trailed for nearly the entire 48 minutes. 37-16: Toronto edge in bench points, paced by Chris Boucher's 14.
Toronto hosts New Orleans looking to prolong its three-game win streak. Monday's meeting is the first of the season between the teams.
In each of the last three games, the Raptors have, at times, outclassed their opponents. The Wizards, New Orleans Pelicans and undermanned Atlanta Hawks are not good, but the idea that these Raptors could dominate any team for a prolonged stretch would have been unimaginable in the season’s first two-and-a-half months.
Pelicans rookie Yves Missi said that he is honored to be selected to the Rising Stars Game at NBA All-Star Weekend on Feb. 14 in San Francisco.
New Orleans will try to stop its four-game losing streak when the New Orleans Pelicans play Boston. The teams play Friday for the first time this season.
McCollum entered the record books, hitting a 3-pointer at the final buzzer to break the franchise record for 3-pointers made. It was the 629th 3-pointer since McCollum arrived in New Orleans three years ago. He passed Jrue Holiday, who made 628 in his seven seasons in New Orleans.
P.J. Washington scored 25 points, making all four of his 3-point attempts in the fourth quarter, and Kyrie Irving added 25 points and six assists as the Dallas Mavericks outlasted the New Orleans Pelicans 137-136.