The exhilaration of a Thursday night cannot carry over to a Saturday, a point Nick Nurse is quick to make. Every game is different, new obstacles emerge and new opportunities arise. It is something of a mantra for the Raptors head coach.
Games are long and take on their own personalities, he has said so often.
So to think the Raptors would be able to carry over the wonderful feeling that followed OG Anunoby’s unlikely game-winning shot Thursday night, or that it would somehow be a factor in the first few minutes of Saturday’s game against the Boston Celtics, is a narrative best forgotten.