A floundering, lead-botching basement-dweller (featuring Aron Baynes at centre) faces a top-two-seeded, poised squad with some tight wins under their belt. If a year ago you’d told me that the former description would actually be of the Toronto Raptors, with the latter describing the Phoenix Suns, I probably would’ve laughed in your face (and maybe cursed your name). Heck, I’d have had an easier time believing that the Raptors would be playing their home games in Tampa due to a global pandemic. Okay, maybe not, but the point stands: these are strange times. The Raptors’ fanbase — one which had been so used to disappointment, despair, and, well, incompetence — has become a bit spoiled by the team’s near-decade-long period of sustained success.
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