Quickley scores 26 for Raptors

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Immanuel Quickley scored 26 points, Pascal Siakam added 24 and the Raptors weathered a late Memphis rally to defeat the Grizzlies 116-111 on Wednesday night.

Quickley, who came to Toronto along with RJ Barrett — who scored 14 points with seven rebounds — in last week’s trade that sent OG Anunoby to the Knicks, was 8 of 18 from the field, including 5 of 8 on 3-pointers. Scottie Barnes finished with 20 for Toronto.

Quickley was playing only his second game since the trade, but already is impressing Toronto coach Darko Rajakovic.

“He fits great,” Rajakovic said. “It’s a guy that can do so much with the ball. His shooting is really something that makes a difference for us.”

Quickley said the transition has been smooth. The Toronto organization’s family environment and welcoming approach has helped make the change easier. The Raptors are “a top-tier organization. It makes it really easy for me, the basketball part,” he said.

“Darko pulled me aside while the game was going on and said: ‘You’re not having fun. Have fun,’ ” Quickley related about getting more comfortable with a new team. “I’ve never really had a coach do that.”

Ja Morant led the Grizzlies with 28 points, nine assists and eight rebounds.

Toronto led 102-84 with nine minutes left, but Memphis crafted a 16-4 run that brought the team back into the game. The Grizzlies got within five points on several occasions, but Toronto never relinquished the lead and won its second straight.

“To be honest, in that fourth quarter, I thought we really didn’t keep control on the offensive end,” said Rajakovic, who was an assistant in Memphis before taking the reins in Toronto. “We were all over the place. What we were doing. What we were executing.” —