BREAKING: Toronto Raptors to Face Washington Wizards in First Round
The Bulls beat the Hawks tonight, which means the Raptors will face the Washington WIzards in the first-round of the NBA playoffs, which will start Saturday in Toronto.
The Bulls beat the Hawks tonight, which means the Raptors will face the Washington WIzards in the first-round of the NBA playoffs, which will start Saturday in Toronto.
While 50 wins is now out of the question, the Raptors can still break the franchise record for wins and leapfrog the Chicago Bulls for the 3rd seed in the East with a win tonight against the Charlotte Hornets, who have had the Raptors' number lately.
With who the Raptors will face still in limbo, which opponent do you think gives the Raptors a better shot at advancing to the second-round? And most importantly, why? Answer in the comments.
If you wanted to face the Bucks in the playoffs, I got some bad news. The Raptors loss in Boston means that they no longer control their own destiny when it comes to facing the Bucks.
The Raptors are now the third seed, and if the playoffs started today, would face Milwaukee.
Who are the “real” Raptors? Is the Houston game a springboard? A mirage? A confidence boost? That's just the first segment.
Few people expecting much of anything from the Milwaukee Bucks prior to the start of the season. Even now, despite a record of 25-22 at the start of February, many are dismissing the Bucks.
James Johnson DNP-CD, DeRozan goes scoreless, Terrence benched … and the Raptors won?
It's felt like an eternity since the Raptors had a feel good win. Despite DeMar DeRozan showing the effects of a back to back and subsequently not having a stellar effort the team locked down defensively to grab the win.
Lou Williams and the Raptors could be in for a shock tonight in Milwaukee as the hapless Raptors tenuously complete their back-to-back assignment.
Here’s audio from Dwane Casey, Bruno Caboclo, DeMar DeRozan, Greivis Vasquez and Jonas Valanciunas after Toronto’s 124-83 win over Milwaukee.
Bucks at Raptors, Bruno Caboclo’s first NBA game and the crowd’s chanting his name. Pretty unreal.