They battle each other all over the court, play tough games and close ones, physical encounters that challenge everybody in them.
There is not much separating the Raptors and the Miami Heat, who hooked up in another gem Tuesday night.
It wasn’t quite as epic as Saturday’s triple overtime gem in South Florida but Toronto’s 110-106 win over the Heat was as gritty and grimy and difficult as almost every game between the two teams is.
The Raptors, who have now won three straight, rallied from down 12 points at halftime and three after three quarters.