orlandosentinel.com - 4/15/2008
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The Toronto Raptors , by virtue of their 91-75 victory against the Miami Heat and the Philadelphia 76ers ' controversial 91-90 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday, earned the No. 6 seeding in the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs so that is who the No. 3-seeded Orlando Magic will face in the first round. The Sixers lost and the Cavs clinched the No. 4 seeding after refs reviewed a foul by ...
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Dino-links: Raptors news for April 15
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... “The Toronto Raptors, by virtue of their 91-75 victory against the Miami Heat and the Philadelphia 76ers’ controversial 91-90 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday, earned the No. 6 seeding in the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs so that is who the No. 3-seeded Orlando Magic will face in the first round.” (Orlando Sentinel) ...
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The AltRaps Blog —
... in Beijing. Bosh missed Toronto’s second loss to the Magic, but he was big in the first two games, getting 26 points in Orlando’s Nov. 7 victory in Toronto and 40 points in Orlando’s 127-110 loss in Toronto on Feb. 20. The Raptors’ point guards — T.J. Ford and Jose Calderon — also have given the Magic some trouble. Calderon had 19 points and 13 assists in Orlando’s Feb. 20 loss. Ford had 20 points in the Raptors’ 102-87 loss in Orlando on March 4, the game in which Bosh did not play. - Orlando Sentinel In conclusion, this game taught me that the Raptors have serious issues ...
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