There have been first game illusions before in Raptors history — it’s important to remember that. The 2014-15 team for example, won its opener and 13 of its first 15 games before, well, you know how that ended. Last year we watched Jonas Valanciunas lay waste to Detroit, expected a leap, and then watched him seesaw up and down for the rest of the Raptors’ run. The season opener can only suggest so much, especially one against the Bulls — this version of the Bulls — who arrive with some ready-made caveats, e.
The Raptors haven’t turned upside down, but they are having some new fun
