There are not many better attributes a team can have than being known for playing hard and fighting through lulls and always, always giving yourselves a chance.
They have become trademarks of the Raptors, what they are known for, their culture, and something of which they can be proud.
But all those good things, all those positives, fly out the window when you throw the ball all over the gym and one of your best players is not nearly one of your best players.
They did fight until the end, fought the Celtics and, most important, themselves, before falling 92-87 to Boston on Friday night in the decisive Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinal.