The Raptors like to think of themselves as a potential tough out should they get to the playoffs and that may end up being true.
But their words have to be taken in context of their actions and losing at home to Indiana in the manner in which they did Wednesday night sure has to make some people wonder.
“Just overall low energy, low compete level, lack of execution, not really trying to get done what we were trying to get done,” was how Fred VanVleet put it. “Really just got completely outplayed, if you watched the game, pretty much in every aspect: points in the paint, second-chance points, fast-break points.