The highs and lows of Toronto’s Game 7s over the years:
NBA East quarterfinal:
Raptors 89, Pacers 84
A second-seeded team isn’t supposed to struggle with a seven seed, yet here the embattled Raptors were, facing Game 7 against Indiana. Inconsistent play from all-stars Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan had dogged the team all series, but in the deciding game DeRozan poured in 30 points. Sure, he needed 30 shots to do it, but ugly wins are still wins.
May 4, 2014
NBA East quarterfinal:
Nets 104, Raptors 103
The series started with Raptors GM Masai Ujiri rallying the crowd at Jurassic Park with two now-infamous words: F--- Brooklyn.