With a collective confidence boost from the franchise’s first trophy, the 2019-20 season became pretty quickly about the Raptors being under-appreciated as defending champs.
Whether it was the constant talk and drama around the Sixers, the regular season excellence of the Bucks, or just Dennis Scott standing next to a plasma screen assuming Toronto wouldn’t even make the post-season — the “most fun season in Raptors history” quickly centred on the always-arousing concept of dunking on the haters.
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We had every right to be fired up too!