Basketball is well and truly underway in the NBA. The Toronto Raptors entered the season as champions and will remain as such until a time when someone dispatches them. They also looked like champions in their season-opener against the New Orleans Pelicans, overcoming the Pels 130-122 in overtime, sans Pascal Siakam, who fouled out late in the fourth quarter.
While that game proved to be a success, they would more likely be judged on Friday’s performance against the Boston Celtics. Brad Stevens’ team lost their season opener against the Philadelphia 76ers in a rather clunky affair and would be looking to rebound from that loss with a win at home.