Orlando Magic Will Play Toronto Raptors in First Round of NBA Playoffs

by Evan Dunlap on Apr 14, 2008 11:16 PM EDT in News

The Toronto Raptors' victory over the Miami Heat tonight, combined with the Philadelphia 76ers' loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, assured the Raptors the 6th seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs and a first-round matchup with the Orlando Magic. The Cavaliers benefited from a questionable foul-call with 0.2 seconds remaining. Odenized has the video.

Bad news for us, because I really would prefer to play Philadelphia. But the Raptors haven't played well lately, as Doug Smith notes (HT: TrueHoop) and are vulnerable. Then again, we aren't exactly blowing teams out either. Maybe a matchup against the Magic is just what the Raptors need. Chris Bosh (averaging 33.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, .645 FG% vs. Orlando this season) and Jose Calderon (14.3 points, 7.3 assists, .600 FG%) must be salivating right now...

I'm not looking forward to the playoffs. It's nice to be there, but that's simply not good enough. And against the Raptors, I'm not sure we'll stick around very long.

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Well crap.

...the Philadelphia 76ers' bogus loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers...

There, fixed that for ya.

I'm not looking forward to playing Toronto in the slightest. I'm also not looking forward to the playoffs, not with the way we've been playing. Which is sad. :( I should be more excited.

by TheGiantSquid on Apr 14, 2008 11:32 PM EDT reply actions

Now that the Warriors are out

I can focus all of my attention on Adonal and this crazy team. I'm totaly psyshed to watch his run to the Finals!!!!

by Zorgon on Apr 15, 2008 4:15 AM EDT reply actions

Toronto

I'm not concerned with Toronto in the slightest. I don't understand the massive amount of paranoia over Calderon and Bosh. They play well against us ... well, guess what, they play well against other teams too.

We're 2-1 against them in the regular season, and the blowout loss after the Detroit win after the All-Star break can mostly be attributed to rust and fatigue. In the two wins against them, both were double-digit victories.

People need to relax, we'll beat Toronto in 6 games. Mark it down.

DePaul University, Journalism Major - Class of 2009

by Eddy on Apr 15, 2008 3:12 PM EDT reply actions