Well, they can’t all be the roof of the Sistine Chapel, can they?
The Raptors went into Denver on Friday night, and kicked things off in style, leading by 10 after the first quarter, and seeming like they might be able to start their road trip with an easy win over a newly configured Nuggets team, whose most talented players still need time to grow.
What followed was about as pretty as the streets of Dublin on the morning after St Patrick’s Day.
The Raptors got absolutely whipped in the second, turning the ball over 5 times and losing the frame 38-23 to a Denver squad that was outworking and outrunning them, led by Kenneth Faried.