“Never get too high or too low,” Thad Young says. “Always try to be at even keel.” Raptors will need to deal with the swing of things in series with Sixers. The playoffs require a mental toughness.
The NBA playoffs are an animal unto themselves, with heightened intensity on every possession in every game and the possibility of wild swings in emotion from night to night. There are series to be survived as much as there are series to be won, a monstrous physical grind and a mental challenge that only the heartiest-minded teams can get through.
There will be adjustments and counters from both sides from quarter to quarter and game to game. The ability to stay focused, to handle the noise and the momentum swings, will be huge. The Raptors don’t have an overabundance of experience and will be relying on key players with next to none. Scottie Barnes has never been in an NBA playoff game, Precious Achiuwa and Gary Trent Jr. were bit players in one post-season each. Even someone like Chris Boucher doesn't have a wealth of experience to draw on.
“We just got to go out there with a clear mind … obviously the experience has taught it’s going to be tough and you’re not going to feel comfortable the first time. That first time you can feel it and it’s a different, it’s a different thing.”
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