Five straight playoff exits will earn you plenty of doubters. “Respectfully.”Įntering these NBA playoffs, Toronto hadn’t earned too much respect from many hoops pundits, despite finishing regular season with the second-best record in the league. “It feels so good to shut this place down,” says Ankura Tayal, 36, a chiropractor from Victoria, British Columbia.
Even as the team chugged from champagne bottles in the locker room, leaving them strewn all over the floor, fans lingered outside.