With their pre-series antics typified by Toronto Raptors general manager Masai Ujiri's profane message to his opponents before tip-off, supporters of his brand were being set up for disappointment ahead of their Game 1 defeat at the hands of the veteran Brooklyn Nets.
Labelled dinosaurs by the Toronto Sun on the morning of, Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce provided their rebuttal on the floor, while the New York Daily News printed theirs the next day.
Touche RT @richarddeitsch The New York Daily News is on its tabloid game today with the Nets-Raptors: pic.twitter.com/hFLLtw416k
— Michael Lee (@MrMichaelLee) April 20, 2014