It’s a history that’s laced with high hopes and heartbreak and Raptors fans are hoping against hope that this year is finally different. This year’s story — a franchise-record set for wins, a seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs that’s higher than they’ve ever had before — is familiar. The Raptors have set records for wins in each of the past three years now and have had home-court advantage in the first round but haven’t been able to advance.
Is this year’s defence-first, one-year-older-and-wiser team different? We’ll find out this weekend. Here’s a look at the Raptors’ playoff history.