The first round of the NBA Playoffs is set, and the Toronto Raptors will take on the Orlando Magic with hopes of progressing to the second round, where a potential showdown with the Philadelphia 76ers or Brooklyn Nets awaits.
All attention should now be focused on Orlando, though. A team that hasn’t made the playoffs since Dwight Howard was a member of the team is hungry for success, even as a lowly seventh seed.
Don’t expect the Magic to lie down easy, much the opposite. We’ve already seen Orlando dispatch the Raptors twice this year, both wins coming in a fairly comfortable fashion.