After putting on a clinic in Game 5, the Raptors seem determined to launch themselves further. (michaelgrange) Presented by UberEats:
, caught a tough pass in the paint, somehow found Lowry open who, in turn, one-touched it to a wide-open Siakam for three. All series long he made Vucevic, the Magic’s all-star, virtually disappear.
After their stumble in Game 1, when they lost on a last-second triple by DJ Augustin, the Raptors won four straight games in a playoff series for the first time in franchise history and won a best-of-seven series in less than five games for the first time also. It was a bit jarring to hear at first, but Clifford’s message was clear: In his mind, having watched them up close for five playoff games, the Raptors are a team that can think about winning an NBA title.
Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard smiles from the bench during a late second half timeout in NBA basketball playoff action against the Orlando Magic in Toronto on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. But perhaps the most significant element among the row upon row of gaudy statistics the lineup has put up against Orlando is that they had played 76 minutes together — second among playoff teams.
The flip side? They’re going to need to. LeBron James is gone but Joel Embiid and the 76ers are a more talented team than Cleveland was a year ago when it swept the Raptors in the second round.
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