The 905 have had it somewhat easy in their first playoff run. They played Canton without former NBA-er Quinn Cook. Next it was Maine who was missing their best player and anchor in Marcus Georges-Hunt, who also spent time in the NBA. Now, the roles are reversed, as the losses of Edy Tavares and Axel Toupane may be finally hurting the 905. The team dropped the opening game of the D-League Finals to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, 119-106, to fall behind 0-1 in the best of three series.
The Vipers, who have the best offense in the D-League, play at a high tempo and take a lot of 3s like their big league team the Houston Rockets.