It’s not logical, but my anxiety has an inverse relationship to how favoured the Toronto Raptors are in a playoff game. With the word that Klay Thompson would be the latest injury casualty for Golden State in this NBA Finals, missing Game 3 due to a hamstring injury, it felt like the stakes were turned up for Toronto even more.
With Thompson out along with Kevon Looney, and the ominous return of Kevin Durant still somewhere out in that dark tunnel, the need to snag home court back in the NBA Finals felt even more immediate.