The Toronto Raptors and the Boston Celtics finally meet in the playoffs today, after years of their respective fanbases side-eyeing each other. Both teams appear to be a problem for each other, so it won’t surprise to learn that both fanbases will be there to worry and over-analyze every moment of the series.
The Celtics have three of the top five scorers on either team, with their three-headed monster of Kemba Walker, Jayson Tatum, and Jaylen Brown putting up points. The Raptors have at least three (if not four or five) of the top defenders on either team, when considering Marc Gasol, OG Anunoby, Pascal Siakam, Kyle Lowry, and Fred VanVleet.