From JLew1050: Raptors flex championship muscles in dominant Game 1 win over Nets. MORE:
TORONTO – Ahead of his first playoff game at the helm of the Brooklyn Nets, interim head coach Jacque Vaughn – a Gregg Popovich disciple – shared an important lesson he picked up during his time as an assistant with the San Antonio Spurs.
Of course, that’s easier said than done, especially for a club that hasn’t been where the Raptors have been, and Toronto would know. “I think there was a very serious group going out on the floor today, the locker room was pretty quiet, they were focused and I think their play showed that,” said Toronto head coach Nick Nurse, following his team’s dominant wire-to-wire 134-110 victory over Brooklyn. “This is where it starts, you have to handle your successes and you’ve got to be able to bounce back from your failures. You have to learn a lot even though you won the game because it’s a long series.
There isn’t a player on Toronto’s roster that exemplifies the team’s championship confidence more than VanVleet. “That was a battle,” said Lowry, who finished with 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists. “They had a hell of a run. We know this is only one game. We understand that. It’s a long series. It’s only one game. Adjustments will be made. We have to continue to play hard and watch film and get better. I don’t think the circumstances matter, whatever they are, everyone is playing extremely hard.”
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