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Toronto Raptors Took Some Big Risks to Become Canada’s Team
- ‘Jurassic Park’ cheering zones have spread across the country
- Raptors split first two games with defending champion Warriors
The NBA Finals have arrived in Canada with considerable excitement -- and tension -- as the upstart Toronto Raptors go punch for punch with the dynastic Golden State Warriors.
After a rapturous first-game victory for Toronto, the Warriors came back to tie up the series Sunday night. The close finals is just fine with Canadian fans, who have been waiting for this decisive “We the North” moment for the franchise’s entire 24-year history.