What a difference a few months makes.
Way back in October, which feels like several hundred years and many trials and tribulations ago, the Raptors began their NBA season by getting drilled 98-83 by the Washington Wizards at Scotiabank Arena.
It was a complete face plant — “I remember sitting here that night saying, ‘We just didn’t handle the moment,’” coach Nick Nurse said this week — and set the tone for a miserable 2-10 home start for the Raptors.
To say things have improved since then is a vast understatement, and Friday’s windup to the home portion of the season was a perfect example.