Siakam’s lack of success from beyond the arc was perhaps the only glaring weakness in Game 1 but if he can continue to win the battle at both ends of the floor, the Raptors gain a massive edge in this series. (ArdenZwelling)
TORONTO — The margin is only four points. And you can find them in so many places. Two of the several wide open three-pointers Kyle Lowry missed would do it. Or take Marc Gasol’s in-and-out three in the dying seconds and tack on the one free throw he missed. Or take away the absurd, final-millisecond-of-the-shot-clock, hand-in-his-face, fading-away three D.J. Augustine hit late in the first quarter, and put his foot on the line for another.
It’s always important to remember how thin the margins are. Saturday’s game was extremely competitive. Early on, it appeared the Raptors were positioned to roll to a comfortable victory over an inferior opponent. In the middle, the Magic went on a 30-7 run and looked like they were pulling off an overwhelming upset. And in the end, Gasol’s three-pointer didn’t fall, while Augustine’s did.
“He could have had 40 if he makes some of his threes, to be honest,” Lowry said. “He played well, he adjusted well. It’s the playoffs — and he got a little bit more physical, you know? I think him knowing what they were going to do with [Jonathan] Isaac, and being the kind of guy that’s lengthy and long and can contest your shots.
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