From JLew1050: Breaking down the Raptors’ possible first-round opponents. MORE:
With Monday’s win, the Toronto Raptors clinched their sixth Atlantic division title in franchise history and also guaranteed themselves a top-two seed in the Eastern Conference. The Milwaukee Bucks need just one more win to officially lock up first place, so it’s safe to assume the Raptors will finish in second and open the postseason against the seventh-place team.
Generally, that’s true, but there is something the Raptors can do about it. They’ll play a part in deciding how things shake out, at least to some degree. Four of their final five games come against teams fighting for positioning at the bottom of the East. They’ve already beaten Orlando and will visit Brooklyn on Wednesday, Charlotte on Friday and host Miami Sunday afternoon.
Many believe the playoffs don’t really begin in the East until the second round, when Toronto is lined up to face Philadelphia and Milwaukee will likely duke it out with Boston. Yes, that’s where things figure to get interesting, but the Raptors should know better than to take their first-round opponent lightly.
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