Starting in 2014, the Toronto Raptors had been to the playoffs five consecutive years under Dwane Casey, but never got out of the Eastern Conference. After getting swept in consecutive seasons by LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Raptors decided they had hit their ceiling with Casey as their coach. Nurse not only got Toronto over the Eastern Conference hump in his first season, but he delivered the first and only NBA title in that franchise's short history.
W | L | Pct | GB | |
---|---|---|---|---|
64 | 18 | .780 | 0.0 | |
50 | 32 | .610 | 14.0 | |
47 | 35 | .573 | 17.0 | |
32 | 50 | .390 | 32.0 | |
25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |