Winners of all three seeding games so far, there’s no doubt the Toronto Raptors are the buzz of the NBA bubble.
Having locked down the second seed in the East without much drama, they’ve been firing on all cylinders thanks to well-prepared defensive outings and balanced scoring — Kyle Lowry, Fred VanVleet, and Pascal Siakam have all looked close to their best since arriving in Orlando.
Before that plane landed last month, though, many pegged the Boston Celtics as the true challenger to the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference.