The Raptors both looked the part of a championship team that can completely dismantle a lesser opponent, and one that can be had if it doesn't have all its parts moving in sync on Monday in Game 1 vs. the BrooklynNets. (Via michaelgrange)
have been clear about where they want to go.on Monday, was how they were going to get there?In their 134-110 Game 1 win over the Nets, there was a taste of both.
VanVleet helped the Raptors to a quick start, penetrating the paint at will and scoring or passing accordingly as Toronto led by 33 in the first half. The Raptors made clear that things would be different when they held the Magic to 39 points in the first half of Game 2 and essentially didn’t let up their defensive intensity until Marc Gasol was swigging wine by the bottle atop a double-decker bus in a championship parade.
The Raptors have made a project this year of dismantling the best players in the league. They held LeBron James to a season-low tying 13 points; Damian Lillard to a season-low nine points, Anthony Davis to two field goals and Joel Embiid to a goose egg.
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