You might consider yourself a true Toronto Raptors fan.Sorry, but you’re going to have to take a place in line behind Angie Taylor, Tyler Seaton, and Zac and Doug Tiessen. Most likely way back in line.On Saturday afternoon, they were the first four people queued up in the corral for Jurassic Park, the fan space outside Scotiabank Arena where ticketless Raptors aficionados gather to celebrate communally while viewing televisually on game nights.The fifth and possibly deciding game between the Raptors and the Golden State Warriors for the NBA crown — which would be a first for the Raptors — isn’t until Monday night. But Cambridge, Ont., resident Taylor, 33, and her friend and neighbour Seaton, 31, couldn’t wait.Read more: With Raptors playing Monday, don’t even think of driving downtownOpinion | Arthur: Raptors’ run to within one win of title has come on the shoulders of KawhiKawhi Leonard before the Toronto Raptors: a dedicated, introverted teen who ‘loved basketball’They started lining up at 12:30 a.m. Saturday. Game time isn’t until 9 p.m. Monday, which will mean a wait of nearly three days — standing, sitting and sleeping alongside busy Lake Shore Blvd. as the cars whiz by 24-7. They’ll take turns snoozing in their single cot.“I just wanted to be here to witness history,” Taylor said, as Seaton nodded in agreement. They’ve brought with them a tent, a small portable grill, food for several days, a bar of soap and dry shampoo to use for freshening up in a nearby washroom.Taylor has a book to read — comedian Russell Brand’s Recovery: Freedom From Our Addictions. Seaton doesn’t have a book, but he has a case of beer “in case I get bored.”“She planned it all,” said Seaton, who grilled a steak for himself and Taylor to share for lunch. “Our plan is to eat up all the food, and then take the tent back to the car.”The two pals ...
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