More than 10,000 fans gathered around Jurassic Park to cheer on the Toronto Raptors for Game 1 of the NBA finals.
Huge lineups led into the public square outside the Scotiabank Arena as a brass band hyped up the crowd before tip-off.
Raptors fans of all ages came out to cheer on the team.
Justin Harrison, a die-hard fan sine 1995, drove from Hamilton for the game. He told CTVNews.ca that he was not worried about the Raptors鈥� formidable opponents, the Golden State Warriors.
鈥淭hey鈥檒l come to play ball like they have,鈥� he said. 鈥淓verybody鈥檚 doubted us; here鈥檚 another one to prove wrong.鈥�
Lee-Anne Mellis came to the square at noon 鈥� nine hours before the game began 鈥� with her father. The beaming 12-year-old has been a Raptors fan since her father introduced her to the game when she was a baby.
