As it leaked last night, from mysterious Christmas sources, it felt increasingly likely Toronto would not be featured on the big NBA day of December 25th. To be honest, we knew this would likely be the case, even if the Raptors had added Kawhi Leonard, even if they had Finals aspirations, even if they had a built-in storyline for a big marquee game with a showdown against DeMar DeRozan and the Spurs. It be like that sometimes.
Then the word was official, with many of the usual suspects involved: Boston vs.