They were laughing at the Raptors. That’s an important thing to remember. Toronto’s team spent all season churning away, stewing its professional anger; the roster was reinforced in the hopes of bolstering its survival for this very match-up. It all led to Monday night. To Game 1. To the ultimate test.
And the Cleveland Cavaliers laughed the Raptors out of the building.
It’s cliche to say the Raptors have to treat a non-Game 7 like a Game 7, but tonight’s Game 2 (yes, two) really should feel like it. If the Raptors want to have any hope of beating the Cavaliers, they need to win a game in Cleveland.