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DeRozan: Raptors aren't drowning, 'We're in a puddle'
Toronto Raptors' fans have every reason to be anxious after watching their team drop yet another Game 1 on Saturday, 100-90 to the Indiana Pacers at the Air Canada Centre.
It may appear to some the world is coming to an end north of the border, but in the mind of All-Star shooting guard DeMar DeRozan, there's still plenty of basketball to be played.
When asked if he believed his team was drowning after their eighth Game 1 loss in nine tries Sunday, DeRozan ensured everyone his Raptors aren't sucking in air as the tide rises.
"No. We're in a puddle right now," DeRozan said. "We got some new shoes on, they got a little wet. That's all.
http://www.thescore.com/nba/news/1009585