Two straight games with chances to win it, two isolation plays that didn’t produce any points, and two eventual losses. Looks pretty awful written out like that! But hey, you can’t suggest that the Toronto Raptors’ last two games have lacked drama.
Last night’s loss to the Boston Celtics, while a total bummer, was an extremely entertaining basketball game featuring two superstars playing extremely well — unfortunately for the Raptors, the guy on the other side just did a little more and led his team to victory.
The End is the Beginning: About That Final Play
You all saw it, 24 seconds of a Kawhi Leonard dribbling and four other Raptors standing around, then an off-balance fadeaway 18-footer from Leonard, nothing but rim.