It’s here! It’s finally here! After multiple seasons with one of the best records in the NBA, Raptors fans were not unjustified in wondering if we’d ever see our team get an opportunity to play on the league’s signature Christmas Day showcase.
Well, it took winning a title, and we’re stuck in the noon slot but hey! We made it: The NBA is here in Toronto on Christmas Day for the first time ever.
The NBA didn’t drop the ball on the matchup. The Raptors and Celtics have proven to be well-matched opponents in recent years as they’ve battled for Atlantic Division supremacy (for whatever that’s worth); who could forget the Kawhi Leonard-Danny Green double block as the Raptors outlasted the Celtics last October, or Kyrie Irving’s 43 points as the Celtics held off the Raptors in overtime last November?