The Game 1 curse is over! Well, at least for this round.
The Toronto Raptors — yes, the team with as many Round 1, Game 1 victories as they have NBA titles — jumped out to an early lead on the Brooklyn Nets and never let go. Concerns heading into the series surrounded Toronto’s half-court offense, Brooklyn’s propensity to take three-pointers, and Pascal Siakam’s offensive struggles during re-seeding games.
All of those questions were answered resoundly in the first half. Igniting the Raptors’ blistering first quarter was an assertive Spicy P.