NBA playoffs 2019: Nick Nurse wants Raptors to 'get a win,' change the series

If Nick Nurse didn't know before, he is now aware there's a very slim chance the Raptors can come back from their 2-0 deficit in the Eastern Conference finals.

He was told Saturday that 93% of teams down two games in a series go on to lose and joked: "That can't be right. Check the figures."

Well, the figures are right and after Nurse's silly response, came a request for Toronto just a day removed from its 125-103 loss against Milwaukee.

"I don't really give a crap about that," he said. "I just want our team to play their a— off in Game 3, get a win and that changes the series."

Nurse was told that 93% of teams down 0-2 in a series go on to lose, joked: "That can't be right. Check the figures..." "I don't really give a crap about that. I just want our team to play their ass off in Game 3, get a win and that changes the series."

— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) May 18, 2019

The Raptors were close to winning Game 1 at Fiserv Forum on Wednesday but a fourth-quarter surge from the Bucks, led to Milwaukee winning 108-100.

The rusty Bucks came back Friday to completely dominate the Raptors in the eventual 125-103 win.

Toronto is currently being carried by Kawhi Leonard, who isn't receiving much help from others including the team's second-leading scorer Serge Ibaka, who could see a starting role if Nurse decides to change the lineup in an effort to revive the team's chances in the series.

"You think certain series aren't for certain guys, et cetera, but I also think that we've gotten, we've had bad biorhythms a couple times, maybe three or four times in the playoffs, and then the next game our biorhythms were back intact," Nurse added.

"So I kinda trust these guys, know who they are, believe in 'em, and know they're better than they played last night and have shown that on bounce-back situations usually."