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The Toronto Raptors have an opportunity to punch a ticket to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second time in franchise history with a win over the Philadelphia 76ers Thursday night in Game 6 of their second-round series.
2008 NBA Champion Kendrick Perkins explains why he believes that the Raptors will close out the 76ers tonight and that Toronto will down Milwaukee in the East Finals.The first-year Raptor is averaging 31.2 points, 8.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists on 57.4 per cent shooting over 10 games this post-season and has been the best player in the Association this spring.
Toronto has outscored Philadelphia by 46 while Leonard is on the court and have been outscored by 18 when he’s taking a rest.Believe it or not there’s more to this series than Toronto’s superstar player. The 76ers’ 36-point loss in Game 5 is the second-worse in their playoff history, falling to the Boston Celtics 40 back in 1982.has scored less than 15 points in back-to-back games for just the third time in his career and first time in the playoffs.
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