Wall vs. Lowry
Though the Raptors emerged from Game 1 with a welcome win, they’ll need to remain defensively vigilant when John Wall is on the floor. The Wizards point guard wasn’t great in the opener, needing 20 field-goal attempts to get his 23 points, and his 15 assists came attached to five turnovers. But Wall’s ability to blow by Kyle Lowry and put pressure on the Raptors defence promises to be a problem — one that needs to be balanced by a tidier performance that Lowry offered in Game 1, wherein he coughed up five turnovers on his 11-point, nine-assist night.