During the regular season, Toronto was the second-best defensive team and 14th-best offensively in terms of points per 100 possessions. The number of adjustment for Game 2 will be on the defensive end for the Raptors. The pace was 105 in the series opener, but the final score was only 112-94. Boston owns the fourth-best defense in the NBA. Toronto ranks 12th in pace and the Celtics are 14th, so neither team pushes the pace.

The Raptors did not look playoff-ready in Game 1 as they fell to 1-4 overall this season against the Celtics. In fact, Boston is the only team to which Toronto has lost in a span of 13 games. But a revamped approach and an aggressive style will help the Raptors even the series.

Including the playoffs, the defending champion Raptors have gone 11-2 in the bubble thus far. Both of those losses came against Boston, including an 18-point setback in the series opener. In that one, Toronto was kept under 100 points for the first time in 18 contests. You shouldn't count on that happening again, but you can expect the Raptors to bounce back and even the series.