An airing of grievances may have helped the Toronto Raptors avoid nearing playoff extinction.
After falling into a 2-1 hole, Toronto now leads the Milwaukee Bucks 3-2 in their best-of-seven first-round series and credits the sudden turnaround to the team clearing the air following their 27-point Game 3 loss.
"It was just a heated film session, a heated film session between coaches and players," small forward DeMarre Carroll said after Monday's Game 5 win. "A lot of times when you get in a heated film session, it can go one of two ways -- it can go bad or it could go good.