Forgive another piece of writing that walks down the trope of March 2020 vs. March 2021, but I mean — please think about it from the Toronto Raptors’ perspective.
It was 364 days ago that the team got a solid road win over the Warriors, a crowd in San Francisco bearing witness, halfway through a four-game undefeated road trip on the west coast. Life was good.
We all know what happened after that: a pandemic, a league shutdown, bubble struggles and rehoming in Tampa. The year since that win streak hasn’t been kind to the Raptors, but they continue to work through it on the basketball court — still showing flashes of the determined team that can create havoc in the Eastern Conference.