With eight players out due to injury and two more a healthy scratch, the Toronto Raptors and their six man rotation couldn’t find enough to beat the Indiana Pacers on Sunday afternoon, losing 125-113 to finish their 2020-21 season.
The game puts one of the Raptors’ toughest seasons — circumstance and basketball-wise — behind them, and that fact was laid bare throughout proceedings.
Players, executives, and coaches alike looked downright giddy on the sideline during the fourth quarter, with most packing up to leave Tampa tomorrow for a well-deserved break from this season’s compacted, ruthless NBA schedule.