{"id":10848,"date":"2017-10-30T16:13:56","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T20:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=10848"},"modified":"2017-11-01T13:32:09","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T17:32:09","slug":"toronto-raptors-week-1-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2017\/10\/30\/toronto-raptors-week-1-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Raptors Week One Recap: Emergence of the Young Bench"},"content":{"rendered":"

Toronto Raptors Week One Recap<\/strong><\/h1>\n

The Toronto Raptors open up the season going 2-2 over their first week. They won the games that they were supposed to and lost the two where they were the underdogs. Kyle Lowry<\/a><\/strong> struggled through the first week and will need to get back to his All-Star self.<\/p>\n

However, the emergence of the young bench has been a genuine surprise for Toronto. They have been dominant in every game they have played so far. Despite being the biggest question mark going into the season, the Raptors young players have been nothing short of spectacular. Here is the Toronto Raptors week one recap.<\/p>\n

Game 1 vs. Chicago Bulls<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Opening night last Thursday against Detroit may not have been the perfect start, but it was still a decisive victory for Toronto 117-100. Kyle Lowry, DeMar DeRozan<\/a><\/strong>, and Serge Ibaka<\/a><\/strong> did not exactly hit it out of the park as the three only combined for 31 points. It was actually their bench that won them the game, the very same bench that was the major question mark for this team heading into the season.<\/p>\n

Led by newly acquired C.J. Miles<\/a><\/strong> who lit it up from downtown, scoring 22 points on 6\/9 from three, and third-year point guard Delon Wright<\/a><\/strong> who constantly broke down the Chicago defense to set up easy baskets for his team. The other stand-out was J<\/strong>onas Valanciunas<\/strong><\/a>, who put on a show scoring 23 points and grabbing 15 rebounds. We also got treated to this awesome first professional basket by rookie OG Anunoby<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Former #iubb<\/a> forward OG Anunoby\u2019s first NBA basket. This will look familiar. pic.twitter.com\/127hQe6iCZ<\/a><\/p>\n

— Stu Jackson (@StuJRams) October 20, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n