"In less than a full season, the Raptors have gone from among the worst defending teams in the NBA to the 13th best.

Dwane Casey changed that culture putting an emphasis on defence but also with some tweaks to the way the Raps go about defending.

On this road trip a very effective defensive response to teams starting to pull away has been Casey's unique zone defence that he has brought with him from Dallas.

Early on in the season, with his players still learning the Casey zone, it wasn't used quite as much but now with a comfort level having been achieved with it, Casey is more likely to use it.

It slowed down Utah the other night after they got off to a quick start and was effective the night before in a win over Phoenix."