It’s taken 15 years, but the Toronto Raptors are finally back where they were in May of 2001. With their 99-91 win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday, the Raptors lead their Eastern Conference semifinal 3-2 and are a win away from going where they’ve never set foot before. The Raptors’ post-season has been entirely unpredictable, on this night they looked like the East’s No. 2 seed and a team that’s capable of closing out this slugfest of a series.
PLAYING THROUGH PAIN
DeMar DeRozan willed himself out of his shooting slump, and his recent dry spell of common-sense basketball plays, with an excellent first quarter.