One of the more interesting aspects to the difficulty the Raptors find themselves in today is that their resolve is not the least bit shaken.
They understand the magnitude of the task, the undeniable talent of their opponent, the somewhat dire straits they find themselves in yet they are not the least bit fractured, not pointing fingers or shaking their heads with some ‘woe is us’ mentality.
Whether they can solve their own issues or the problems presented by Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers cannot really be foretold.
But know this.
They accept responsibility for the mess they’ve made of the first two games of their best-of-seven NBA playoff series and are looking inward to discover the necessary adjustments that will allow them to get back in the series when it resumes at the Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday night.