You could forgive Raptors fans for approaching Game 6 against the Milwaukee Bucks with trepidation. Even after a raucous Game 5 shellacking. Even though the Raptors are, on paper, the better, deeper team. We’re firmly in “prove it” mode here in Toronto because, well, the Raptors still need to prove some things. History dictates as such.
The beginning of this series saw Toronto fail. The “win Game 1 at home” edict we thought would inevitably fall didn’t happen. And while the bounce back in Game 2 was nice, the collapse in Game 3 was one of the more embarrassing moments in franchise history.