On a scale of 1 to Parade Day Marc Gasol, how much did you miss Raptors basketball?! Honestly, I don’t even think I realized how much I missed it until tip-off last night... or maybe when it was Pascal Siakam opened the scoring on a spin move? Even though it was a glorified exhibition game, even though it was sloppy, even though I’m still wary of the entire Bubble concept... it was pretty great.
Let’s run through some quick thoughts:
1. No Beats Missed
While there were plenty of passes and shots that missed their mark last night, the familiarity that the Raptors have with one another was definitely on display.