— and he was unequivocally the Raptors’ best playoff performer when he went down. Hopefully, DeMar DeRozan’s daughter enjoyed her time at the zoo, so that the Raptors’ trip to Cleveland wasn’t a total washout. And so, for what feels like the 146th time in these playoffs but is in fact probably the 12th, there is much brow-furrowing and consternation over what this post-season performance means in the bigger picture for the Toronto Raptors. If they are rolled twice at home and casually swept aside by the Cavaliers, what does it mean about this team’s future? David versus Goliath, Hobbit versus Smaug, Godzilla versus Tokyo: pick your preferred metaphor.

Source: National Post May 20, 2016 21:30 UTC