Tell me if you’ve heard this before: in a critical matchup between Cleveland and Toronto, a dynamic, All-NBA caliber forward was unstoppable in every facet of the game.
Although Thursday’s playoff-like game was billed as a battle for the Rookie of the Year award, it was Pascal Siakam who stole the show and carried the Raptors to a 6th-place tie with the Cavaliers.
Toronto’s determination to get out of a play-in matchup with Brooklyn doesn’t hide the fact that a subsequent first-round match could be with any of the four teams squished at the top of the East.