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The Toronto Raptors are in quite the predicament.
After a pair of resounding defeats at the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first two games of the Eastern Conference Finals, Kyle Lowry, DeMar DeRozan, and the rest of the Raptors need to figure out how to break through against this heavyweight juggernaut, and they'll need to do it with the continued absence of center Jonas Valancuinas.
Head coach Dwane Casey hasn't lost his confidence.
“I don't think our guys have quit. I refuse to believe that,” Casey said in his postgame press conference after Game 2. “I've been around these guys. We've won 56 games. We've been down before. We've had some rough patches, and they've bounced back.”
The Raptors battled their way through the first two rounds, overcoming both the Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat in seven games. Until Game's 1 and 2 of the ECF, Toronto was yet to lose two games in a row in the playoffs.
They weren't exactly close.
#Raptors are the first team in NBA history to lose both Games 1 & 2 of a Conference Final by 19 or more points
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) May 20, 2016
Despite the blowout defeats, Casey believes his team still has its resolve.
“We're not giving up until they put us under, until that final buzzer goes off,” Casey said. “If we do (fold), we're in the wrong business. Why are we here? Again, you may be seeing something I don't see. I don't see quit. They beat us two games, OK, but it's not over with yet.”
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