If the Raptors needed a reason to play against type and mercilessly terminate their first-round playoff series with the Washington Wizards in six games — and let’s face it, Toronto’s NBAers have a well-earned reputation of making closeouts harder than they probably need to be — perhaps they found it late Wednesday night.
It wasn’t long after Toronto reserve guard Delon Wright drilled a couple of game-defining three-pointers in the Raptors’ Game 5 win that various members of the Wizards were already dismissing Wright’s contribution as unrepeatable in Friday’s Game 6.
“Role players play better at home,” said John Wall, the Wizards guard, explaining away Wright’s key contribution at the Air Canada Centre.