We often complain about the NBA schedule makers, that mega genius collective responsible for giving the Raptors a 6-game west coast swing here, or a back-and-forth road-and-home sequence there. Sometimes it does feel like the makers of the schedule are quite cruel — witness the Raps as they head into their third game in four nights. There are indeed only so many days in an NBA regular season, and those 82 games have to happen somehow — but come on schedule makers, work with us here. Please!
But I digress. Sometimes the schedule aligns and even that aforementioned crush of games pays off in fun and exciting ways.