Sunday, the North released a collective sigh of relief after Toronto’s first ever victory in a seven game playoff series.
Despite all the bravado and support of Drake, Raptors fans must have been nervous until the final buzzer.
Toronto’s frontcourt played an important role in the series victory, but Jonas Valanciunas, Bismack Biyombo, and company face a much bigger challenge against the Miami Heat.
JV and Bismack deserve credit for their success rebounding in the first round. This writer attended Game 3 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, and I was surrounded by Pacers fans who bemoaned the fact that their bigs couldn’t box out.