The Raptors were extra determined in Game 4, and it showed on Sunday night. (via michaelgrange) UberEats
The result is theare doing what good teams do in the first round of the NBA playoffs – putting themselves in position to get it over with quickly on their way to bigger and better things.
The Raptors’ 107-85 dismantling of the Magic in Game 4 only cemented that idea. The only remaining question is if Toronto can close it out in Game 5 on Tuesday night at Scotiabank Arena and best position themselves to ease into what will be a difficult second-round series rested and properly prepared.Sunday night, they won three straight games in a single series for the first time and it was another example of why the Raptors can dream big this post-season.
They got contributions from virtually every corner of their nine-man rotation. If the Raptors have had one weak spot in the series, it’s been their bench play which has given the Magic life in each game, it seems. Midway through the period, they were up by 21 as Ibaka grabbed an offensive rebound and scored. The Raptors forced the Magic’s 17th turnover after Marc Gasol and Lowry trapped D.J. Augustin in the corner. The result was a fast-break alley-oop finished by Siakam that finished off the Magic.
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