A few minutes into the first quarter of the first game since entering the Orlando Bubble, Jimmy Butler spun baseline into the paint drawing multiple Sacramento Kings defenders. Seconds later, Duncan Robinson found himself all by himself in the weakside corner, catching Butler’s pass with enough time to test the wind and leaf through a 1980 issue of Uncanny X-Men before launching the first of his five threes that day.
After four months off, the Kings had momentarily forgotten who Robinson was.
Monday, the Toronto Raptors didn’t make the same mistake. They locked onto one of the league’s best shooters in a manner that portends the attention he’ll be getting when the playoff begin in a couple weeks.