One season on from winning their first-ever NBA title, the Toronto Raptors are back at it again. This time, there’s no Kawhi Leonard and no Danny Green. The stakes aren’t as high, nor are expectations, but the Raptors still have the capacity to be a strong team.
Being a strong team in the regular season and in the playoffs are two completely different things. The best team in the regular season can’t always translate their success to the postseason, and the wheels fall off. Just last year, the Milwaukee Bucks dropped four straight games in the Eastern Conference Finals after winning 60 games in the regular season.