Josh Robbins: Final: Raptors 98, Magic 93. Siakam: 30 pts., 11 rebs., 4 assts. Ross: 24 pts., 3 rebs. Vucevic: 22 pts., 14 rebs., 6 assts. Magic: 13 for 44 on 3-pointers.
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Position: C
Born: 10/24/90
Height: 7-0 / 2.13
Weight:240 lbs. / 108.9 kg.
Salary: $12,750,000
Born: 10/24/90
Height: 7-0 / 2.13
Weight:240 lbs. / 108.9 kg.
Salary: $12,750,000
Eric Smith: “He was really good yesterday in practice. And very energetic this morning.” — Clifford on Vucevic. The coach adds it’s tough right now against a big body/former defensive POY in Gasol & Ibaka who has led the NBA in blocks twice.
But at a moment that produced what Augustin would call the biggest shot of his career, he encountered no resistance as he dribbled left behind the screen — not Leonard fighting over Vucevic’s screen with his long reach, and not Gasol stepping out on a switch. “Our coverage was to get over the top of the screen and have Marc be up and help on that, and then stay home,” Raptors coach Nick Nurse said. “It looked like Kawhi thought it was a switch and went under to hold up Vucevic, and Marc was still in the up position but not the switch position — so it gave him the room to get it off.”
Eric Koreen: No restrictions for Isaac or Vucevic.
Josh Robbins: The only significant news from the Magic’s practice today was that Nikola Vucevic said he’s feeling better from the stomach bug that prevented him from playing last night. Also, Steve Clifford would not be specific about Jonathan Isaac’s progess in the NBA concussion protocol.
