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Toronto Raptors: 9 Revelations from the 2016-17 Season

By Demar Grant

Mar 3, 2017; Washington, DC, USA; Toronto Raptors forward Serge Ibaka (9) reacts after being called for a foul against the Washington Wizards in the fourth quarter at Verizon Center. The Raptors won 114-106. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 3, 2017; Washington, DC, USA; Toronto Raptors forward Serge Ibaka (9) reacts after being called for a foul against the Washington Wizards in the fourth quarter at Verizon Center. The Raptors won 114-106. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 4, 2017; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan (10) dribbles the ball as Indiana Pacers forward Paul George (13) defends in the first half of the game at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports /

It’s very easy to ride the Toronto Raptors tide to the finish line, until you hit a statistic or moment that really makes you think about recent events at hand.

When you cover a team such as the Toronto Raptors for 70+ games, it’s easy to get caught up in the flow of the action. A player goes down to injury here, a DeMar DeRozan 40-point game there, a block by Delon Wright here, a funny Instagram post there.

Essentially, it’s very easy to ride the Raptors’ rolling tide to the finish line, until you hit a statistic or moment that really makes you think about recent events at hand. These are called revelations and I’ve had a few of them recently.

Ideally, this would be titled “6 Raptors revelations” to create that Drake-Toronto-Raptors connection. But I turned the 6 upside down — it’s a 9 now.

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