Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series between the Toronto Raptors and Miami Heat — like the series itself — was painful to watch.
Those of us who operate sports blogs traffic in the written word and the well-turned phrase, but once in a great while, the essence of a game — everything you need to know about a given night’s drama (and in this case, its absurdist theater) — can be captured and contained in images, not words.
Here, then, are the images which suffice to tell the story of Raptors-Heat Game 4 on Monday in South Florida:
Literally my notes right now. pic.twitter.com/4zU9kztIlV
— Ty Rupee $ingh (@IamHarshDave) May 10, 2016
#VIEWS pic.twitter.com/HVtLmjoRej
— NBA On Def Pen (@NBAOnDefPen) May 10, 2016
It's not a Heat playoff game unless Goran Dragic gets drilled in the face https://t.co/gXxO8SGvmi
— Michael Lee (@MrMichaelLee) May 10, 2016
LEDGIE! pic.twitter.com/VuXaBE8kLe
— The Starters (@TheStarters) May 10, 2016