Maybe the Raptors just aren’t scared anymore. Not of a Game 1. Not of the Philadelphia 76ers. Not even of the mounting pressure attendant to the NBA Playoffs.
And certainly not when Kawhi Leonard goes off for a playoff career-high 45 points on 15-of-23 shooting. Or when Pascal Siakam can race out with him to 29 points of his own on 12-of-15 shooting. Or when Marc Gasol helps hold MVP candidate Joel Embiid to 16 points on 5-of-18 shooting. No, definitely not then.