No Fear.
The Toronto Raptors tweeted it’s Conference Finals promo/hype video with those two words. Defeating a better-than-expected Sixers squad, despite offensive struggles from everyone (except Kawhi Leonard) at various points throughout the series, it feels like the Raptors are now playing with house money.
Reaching the Conference Finals was universally accepted as the minimum requirement before deeming this season — and the Kawhi trade — a success. This is not to say the Raptors are simply “happy to be here”, but entering the series as the overwhelming underdog with, arguably, the Playoff MVP surely diminishes many doubts.