The Raptors had a splendid week, beating the Pacers at home on Sunday, snapping their curse against the Bulls in the most dramatic fashion possible on Tuesday, and then picked up two crucial road wins against Miami and Dallas over the weekend. That’s a five-game winning streak since that players-only meeting after getting blown out by the Oklahoma City Thunder, and an 11-5 mark without Kyle Lowry since the All-Star break (everyone please chill we’re not doing this).
Toronto has the tiebreaker over Washington and we are now one game back of the Wizards for the number three seed in the East and a chance to avoid the Cavs in the second round a.