It’s easy to brush off the Orlando Magic. The Toronto Raptors are the more talented team, and if everything goes to plan, should be able to handle them in four or five games. But these are the NBA playoffs. Things don’t always go to plan. And if Toronto doesn’t come to play, anything can happen.
As the Raptors prepare to play the first real, meaningful games of the season, we asked our contributors the five biggest questions heading into round one.
Matchup to watch this series
Mark Birdsell:
Pascal Siakam versus Jonathan Isaac is one of the key matchups to keep an eye on.