Lowry, Leonard sit; Powell leads Raptors to pre-season rout of Melbourne
TORONTO — Deng Adel couldn’t miss. Delon Wright was shooting threes. And Norm Powell was playing with more force than he has in awhile.
On a night that was part game, part tryout, the trio of young Toronto Raptors players got high marks from coach Nick Nurse.
Powell scored 21 points to lead Toronto to a 120-82 pre-season victory Friday night over Australian team Melbourne United.
But with stars Kawhi Leonard and Kyle Lowry taking the night off to rest, and four other Raptors missing for various reasons, there were plenty of minutes for players either looking for regular spots in Nurse’s rotation, or still trying to make the cut before NBA rosters are set Oct. 15.