In the old days the Toronto Raptors could lose the first two games to LeBron James and tell themselves the series wasn’t over, because they hadn’t played at home. But then, they didn’t really expect to win those other times, not in their hearts. LeBron was the king. The Raptors knew.
And then the Raptors won 59 games, beat good teams, beat great teams. They tore the idea of themselves apart and put it back together and it worked. They built something together. It was incredible. They believed Cleveland was vulnerable and that, with enough Raptors pulling together, LeBron could be had.