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10 things: In only three quarters, Fred VanVleet makes his All-Star case

Here are 10 takeaways from the Toronto Raptors ‘ 120-105 win over the New York Knicks . One — The Raptors had their full complement of rotation players available for the first time all season. Until now, the coaching staff had to make adjustments between Pascal Siakam’s shoulder surgery, OG Anunoby’s hip pointer, Scottie Barnes’ jammed thumb, Khem Birch’s knee swelling, and most recently with 10 players in COVID protocols at once. Finally, we got to see the Raptors at full strength, and while the win came against a Knicks team that is both sick and banged up, it was impressive to watch the Raptors dismantle their opponent with relative ease, opening up a 25-point lead and only trailing once all night by one point in the first quarter. More importantly, it gave us the first chance to truly assess how Nick Nurse sees his rotation. Two — Nurse’s starting lineup was to go with his five best players. He didn’t need to over complicate things. Between Fred VanVleet, Gary Trent Jr., Anu...