Toronto Raptors: 3 Stars of the Game

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Oct 26, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan (10) goes up for a basket past Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond (0) in the second half at Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports /

First Star of the Game: DeMar DeRozan

I just wanna say that I called it. DeRozan dropped exactly 40 points, by making all six of his free throws and shooting all two’s, making 17 of 27.

He got 40 with all 2s lol
— Jordan Crawford (@jcraw55) October 27, 2016

DeRozan simply couldn’t be stopped. It seemed like everything he put up was going down – even his contested mid-rangers were finding the bottom of the net.

The two-time NBA All-Star was finishing layups that a youth coach would have lambasted his players for even attempting, but it was just his night. He did have some blemishes, with six turnovers and missing horribly on both of his three-point attempts.

However, the man scored 40 points and lead the Raptors to victory. In addition, he managed to hide a very quiet night by Lowry, so we’ll give him a pass.

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Do you agree with our choices for the Raptors’ three stars of the game? If not, who else would you have included and why? Further, what did you think of the home opener in general? Let us know in the comments section below.

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