TORONTO - Until Wednesday night, Raptors rookie Lucas Nogueira was known more for his hair than anything he'd done on the hardcourt in Toronto.
The 22-year-old Brazilian known as "Bebe" finally made his Raptors debut in Toronto's 92-85 win over Israel's Maccabi Haifa, scoring eight points in 11 minutes and showing signs of the athletic forward that first caught the team's eye.
Greivis Vasquez topped Toronto (6-1) with 15 points, while Terrence Ross and Kyle Lowry chipped in with 11 apiece. Joe Johnson finished with 10.
Jeff Allen had 24 points for Maccabi Haifi, while Demontez Stitt finished with 19.
Nogueira, who recently took scissors to his long unruly afro -- his mom had told him she didn't like how it looked on TV -- came on midway through the second quarter, and had two blocks on back-to-back defensive possessions.
The seven-footer's first block, which he followed up with a rebound, led to a Vasquez driving layup and free throw for the Raptors' biggest lead of the game to that point -- 15 points.
