A quick look at the eight seeding games the Raptors will play before the NBA playoffs begin:
- Los Angeles Lakers, Saturday, 8:30 p.m.
The Lakers won’t have Avery Bradley, who decided to sit out the restart, and Rajon Rondo, who fractured his right thumb in Orlando. But they do have LeBron James and Anthony Davis and the best record in the West. A tough opening game.
A nice holiday Monday afternoon game is never a bad thing. The Heat and Raptors always seem to play grind-it-out games that are low scoring and go down the last possession or two.