The Raptors kicked off the second half of the season the same way they ended the first half, with a moral victory!
There’s something admirable about watching a severely depleted Raptors squad almost defeat a Hawks team built to expose Toronto’s weaknesses. Alas, the NBA is unforgiving and the Raptors can still hold their heads high that they’re getting production from players that are deeper in the rotation. The world, too, is quite unforgiving. As everyone reminisced on March 11 and how life has changed after one year in a pandemic, we also discussed what happened on that fateful day and the fallout ever since.