It certainly wasn’t pretty, but in the playoffs, it doesn’t have to be. The Toronto Raptors survived by defeating the Orlando Magic in a barroom-brawl type of affair. 98-93 in a Game 3 that felt like a film session from the early 2000s.
The Toronto Raptors started off hot, jumping to an early 10-point lead. However, the Magic responded, and after two quarters, it was a three-point game.
The second half was a back-and-forth affair, until a Raptor-run late in the third quarter. Midway through the fourth, the lead grew all the way up to 17. It looked like the game was over, but the Magic — like cockroaches — just would not die.