How much anxiety do you think there is in the Raptors locker room before the second night of a back-to-back? Now, how much do you think there is when the team loses the first game? Is it a lot? Do the players admit to it? Or is there enough time to settle the mind and move on?
I like to imagine the answer to that last question is affirmative. There is a lot of unrest in life, and the idea of the Raptors hanging onto the memory of an annoying defeat longer than necessary hurts the heart a little bit.