The Toronto Raptors did Marc Cohn a disservice in the first quarter of tonight’s game; they walked into Memphis and weren’t prepared to feel the way I feel, AT ALL.
Shooting just 37% in the first quarter (and allowing the Griz to put up 74% on the other end), Toronto was lucky to be trailing by nine heading into the second frame. It didn’t get better immediately; Memphis opened the second on a 13-5 run, pushing their lead to 47-30, as Toronto’s five-man bench unit uncharacteristically struggled. It looked like our man Joel Stephens might have been on to something when he suggested the potential of a trap game in his excellent preview.