The Raptors have been resilient and adaptive, willing to make changes both bold and subtle, and now that the season has basically come down to one game they must win, those traits will be put to the ultimate test.
And Norm Powell, he of the oft-maddening inconsistency, may figure into the solution rather than being part of the problem.
Through two games of the Eastern Conference final, Toronto has at times looked slow and plodding and not athletic enough to keep up with the Milwaukee Bucks, leading coach Nick Nurse to suggest there’s a far larger role for Powell to play in Sunday’s third game of the series.