Toronto Raptors undrafted rookie guard Terence Davis recorded a career-high 13 points on Sunday night in a 113-104 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.
In a season-high 17 minutes of work, Davis helped the Raptors stave off the Lakers by recording seven of his 13 points in the fourth quarter, including a key 3-pointer late in the game to seal the win. He finished 5-of-8 from the field and added five rebounds and three assists.
Davis also may have had the photo of the season, too.
With the Raptors up by nine points with 3:50 remaining in the game, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson found Davis wide open in the corner and hit him with a nice pass behind a defender. Davis drained the shot and reacted accordingly with a dejected Kyle Kuzma looking on in the background.
Well, I found the photo of the night pic.twitter.com/teV5KkKEPP
— Harrison Faigen (@hmfaigen) November 11, 2019
Raptors head coach Nick Nurse has used a short rotation for much of the season, often going with just nine players during games, and has often called upon Davis. For a team coming off of their first NBA championship, the use of Davis in crunch time situations speaks volumes to how far the former Ole Miss product has come.
Davis has seen his playing time increase over his last two games and his performance Sunday night will certainly keep him in the rotation moving forward. The Raptors are in second place in the Eastern Conference at 7-2 and have shown no signs of showing a hangover from the NBA Finals in the early going this season.
Toronto returns to play Monday against the L.A. Clippers.
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