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The Raptors Three-Point shooting woes continue

C.J. Miles needs to step up for Toronto

After a tough 11/41 against Denver on Monday night from behind the arc, the Raptors continued the trend of poor long-distance shooting. Last night, they connected on just 8/29 three-point shots and Kawhi Leonard had five of them. Quite a few of the long-range attempts were good looks, but the Raptors players just could not make the shot.

Usually reliable shooters like Kyle Lowry and Danny Green combined for 2/13 from long distance. C.J.Miles, the Raptors three-point specialist was 0/1 in just over 10 minutes of playing time, and VanVleet was 1/3. The Raptors attempt more than 30 three-point shots per game so it's a big portion of their designed offence.

What saved the Raptors last night was 27 points off of 21 Philadelphia turnovers and Valanciunas and Ibaka combining for 44 points mostly in the paint. What also helped was Joel Embiid struggled, on 5/17 shooting for 10 points, and Ben Simmons coughed up 7 turnovers after an 11-turnover game the first time these teams met earlier this season.