LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida – Fred VanVleet was speaking to no one and everyone at the same time.
It was 8:45 p.m. on the NBA bubble, here in this field house arena, where the fanless environment usually makes for a stale and subdued environment once you get off the ground. But the Toronto Raptors had just stunned the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of this Eastern Conference semifinals with one of the most beautiful games you will ever see: Kyle Lowry, six feet, starts that rainbow sideline pass over the raised arms of 7-foot 5 tacko fall on the right, the ball lands in OG Anunoby’s ready hands in the left corner with just 0.5 seconds on the clock, and his three travel over the crawling Jaylen Brown to save this proud defending champion’s season .
Wild, blouses. 104-103.
Chaos ensued and Anunoby was swarmed by his teammates as the executives, employees, and family members went wild. In the nearby corridors that lead to the locker …
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