The Toronto Raptors got a much-needed — and well-deserved! — win last night, but it sure wasn’t easy. Even without Giannis Antetokuonmpo, the Milwaukee Bucks are a tough out. And then, of course, there was the, er, other factor...
1. Hoo boy, that nearly went sour
The Raptors looked to have last night’s game in hand before… well, things got weird. The officials overturned a foul drawn by Pascal Siakam, and flipped it to an offensive foul, fouling him out. Then they called a foul on Precious Achiuwa, even though Khris Middleton jumped into him on a three-point attempt; then they called a loose ball foul on Precious when Middleton missed his third free throw.