In the modern era, sporting events have often transcended scoreboards and ticket sales in ever-evolving ways. However, it’s nearly impossible to envision a tighter bond than that of a mourning city and its hometown sports team. On Wednesday, the City of Toronto will get to watch all four of its major league teams fight to take home a victory.
It’s Game 5 for the Raptors, in an opening round series that has come down to a best-of-3 match-up with the Wizards. After each team took care of their home court in convincing fashion, the Raptors will try to defeat the Wizards twice over the next three days—ending the series and moving on to the second-round for the third straight postseason.