The Raptors know who they are and, more importantly, they know who the Milwaukee Bucks are and, even with the disappointment of a regular season loss, fans need to trust that the defending NBA champions are not suffering from any crisis of confidence.
Yes, Toronto lost to Milwaukee, 108-97, in a Tuesday-in-February game that was probably hyped about 65 per cent more than it should have been and no one in the Raptors locker room was feeling too happy with that.
But in their minds — and not at all for public consumption with their names attached to the quotes — the players and coaches are fine with where things stand between the top two teams in the Eastern Conference.