Amir Johnson, PF 32 MIN | 2-7 FG | 2-2 FT | 5 REB | 1 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 1 TO | 6 PTS | +2 His offensive sins aside (0-2 from behind the arc including a missed game winner…why Amir is shooting the ball with the game on the line is a totally different conversation), made Blatche looked like a legit All-Star; letting him get his whenever he wanted.

Rudy Gay, SF 32 MIN | 3-12 FG | 2-2 FT | 4 REB | 4 AST | 0 STL | 1 BLK | 7 TO | 9 PTS | +2 He only took 12 shots; for that we can be thankful. Clutch three at the end, played good enough defense on Pierce. Whatever, I’m done being a Rudy Gay apologist. That drive and kick to Amir was the right play, but he should have recognized that it was Amir, and not anyone else on the team, and taken that shot; I almost would have preferred that.

Jonas Valanciunas, C 22 MIN | 3-6 FG | 1-1 FT | 7 REB | 0 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 2 TO | 7 PTS | -5 I don’t know how to grade him tonight. The guy played well when he got minutes, but like, not the future of this franchise well. It should be alarming how easily he goes into invisibility mode when he’s not fully engaged on offense; defense was solid though. The bottom line is he needs minutes and isn’t getting him, but also clearly not earning them. The question to Ujiri is what are we doing here? Is this a meritocracy and JV isn’t earning his playing time in practice? Is this team is trying to win games? Is Casey just developing this kid poorly? Or is Casey just a brutal coach? My guess is the last two.

Kyle Lowry, PG 38 MIN | 8-15 FG | 6-6 FT | 0 REB | 6 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 2 TO | 24 PTS | +6 I’d normally be harping on Lowry only out for his tonight, but he understood enough to know that if he couldn’t get the ball to DeMar, that the team was better served in letting him try to make something out of nothing. Really appreciated seeing him playing hard till the very end.

DeMar DeRozan, SG 39 MIN | 9-15 FG | 5-5 FT | 6 REB | 3 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 3 TO | 27 PTS | +4 Probably the best game DeMar has ever played. He kept the Raptors in the game in the 1st and 3rd (along with Lowry) when the Nets tried to make knock-out punches, and didn’t lose focus or aggression the whole time. It’s scary to think that this type of production is slowly becoming his norm.

Tyler Hansbrough, PF 18 MIN | 2-5 FG | 1-2 FT | 7 REB | 0 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 0 TO | 5 PTS | +1 Not the player this team deserves, but is the player it needs. Mixed it up in the paint, rebounded the hell out of the offensive boards, and played within himself. Hard to knock him for a couple choice shots when he gives so much effort and does a lot of the dirty work.

Landry Fields, SF 3 MIN | 0-1 FG | 0-0 FT | 0 REB | 0 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 0 TO | 0 PTS | -6 Wasn’t fair to throw him out on the floor cold during a pivotal period, but he also managed to semi-force a shot…there was that.

Steve Novak, SF 23 MIN | 3-6 FG | 4-4 FT | 3 REB | 2 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 0 TO | 12 PTS | -2 Nobody floats around the perimeter hoping for a kick like our grimy, Movembered-up Stevie boy.

Dwight Buycks, PG 6 MIN | 1-3 FG | 0-0 FT | 1 REB | 1 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 0 TO | 3 PTS | 0 Hit an important three with the Raptors trailing, and gets a C for hitting it cold.