Raptors will get a chance to have their say in race for final playoff spots

Despite being far more concerned with measuring themselves against themselves — and not who they are facing on any particular night — the Raptors are going to have a say this week in who they will eventually meet in the first round of the NBA playoffs.

With games this week against four of the five teams that are battling for the last three playoff spots in the Eastern Conference, Toronto can help determine who gets in and who doesn’t.