Raptors coach Dwane Casey knew what was going to happen. He knew his team was playing at home for the first time in two weeks. He knew there was a chance they’d be lethargic. He knew they could get out to a slow start. He knew, he knew, he knew.
“Today is about our energy level, our fight, our toughness, our mental toughness,” said Casey pre-game. “And fighting through the age old excuse of coming back home and thinking that home’s gonna take care of you, and it doesn’t unless you take care of it with fight, with energy, with all-out play.