Due to the bizarre vagaries of the NBA schedule, this is the first meeting between the Toronto Raptors and Indiana Pacers this season. These two teams have a, uh, modest history with one another. It’s not violent or anything, but maybe... maybe you remember this?
Hoo boy, I still get the chills.
Anyway, the Raptors are coming off an ugly — yet satisfying — win over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night. We know it was not pleasing aesthetically because the score resembles something from 1996 (it was 87-75).