The Toronto Raptors have displayed remarkable resilience in pushing their way into the Eastern Conference finals, by far the best result in franchise history. But this season will be history for them unless they can shake off the pounding they received at the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night.
Cleveland is now 11-2 for its playoffs to date, so it’s not like losing this series to them would be a disgrace. However, Game 5 was a disgrace, and the Raptors must resolve that it won’t happen again.
“But screw your courage to the sticking-place/And we’ll not fail” Lady Macbeth, from Macbeth by William Shakespeare
The choice is stark.