The Raptors responded to a Game 1 let down to Indiana with a soothing win in Game 2 victory.
You couldn't have asked for a more perfect start to Game 2 if you're a Raptors fan. A combination of thunderous Jonas Valanciunas finishes, Norman Powell hustle plays and suffocating defense quickly cleansed the Raptors system of the nervous energy that hampered them in Game 1. Dwane Casey's early insertion of Patrick Patterson for Luis Scola was the secret ingredient, and Paul George leaving the game with a pair of fouls was the dollop of whipped cream on a near perfect opening 12 minutes for the Raptors that saw them take a 27-16 lead into the second quarter.