That’s a Rap: Toronto’s patchy history in series deciders Globe_Sports
The Toronto Raptors will play the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference semi-final at Scotiabank Arena on Sunday.The Toronto Raptors will play an advance-or-be-eliminated contest for the seventh time in franchise history on Sunday when they face the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference semi-final at Scotiabank Arena.
The shot came hours after Carter attended his college graduation at North Carolina and then flew to Philly for the game.Sixers star Allen Iverson had 21 points and 16 assists. Carter finished with 20 points on 6-of-18 shooting.This will forever be remembered as the game where Raptors guard Chris Childs lost track of the score.
The Raptors clawed back from an eight-point deficit after the third quarter of Game 7, but fell just short.“I’m proud of our guys,” then-Raptors coach Dwane Casey said after the team’s first playoff appearance in six years. “Nobody gave them a snowball’s chance in you know where to be here. Each game [in the series], a young player grew and learned something.
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