DeMar DeRozan took a second and looked around, out into the sea of faces, the sea of people standing, the people letting out such a big, rich noise. Every Raptors win this post-season but one has been a nervous breakdown waiting to happen, but this one — Game 7, second round — this turned into a romp, into triumph, into easy, unfamiliar joy. This one felt different from what came before, in every way.
“You could enjoy it,” said DeRozan, after the Raptors rolled the Miami Heat 116-89 to advance to the conference final for the first time in franchise history.