Orlando Magic Will Play Toronto Raptors in First Round of NBA Playoffs

The AltRaps Blog found this 4/15/2008 on www.thirdquartercollapse.com [flag]

The Toronto Raptors' victory over the Miami Heat tonight, combined with the Philadelphia 76ers' loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, assured the Raptors the 6th seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs and a first-round matchup with the Orlando Magic. The Cavaliers benefited from a questionable foul-call with 0.2 seconds remaining. Odenized has the video . Bad news for us, because I really would ... [link]

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Linkage - April 15
Published 4/15/2008 by sdp04 at The AltRaps Blog
... well lately and are vulnerable. Then again, we aren’t exactly blowing teams out either. Maybe a matchup against the Magic is just what the Raptors need. Chris Bosh (averaging 33.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, .645 FG% vs. Orlando this season) and Jose Calderon (14.3 points, 7.3 assists, .600 FG%) must be salivating right now… I’m not looking forward to the playoffs. It’s nice to be there, but that’s simply not good enough. And against the Raptors, I’m not sure we’ll stick around very long. - Third Quarter Collapse This is what it boils down to: LaMarcus Aldridge took on a huge role ...

Related: 76ers+cleveland+utube+controversial play, raptors magic

Not so fast Philly…

rickg15 posted 4/15/2008 from www.waitingfornextyear.com

A few weeks back Scott was invited to debate whether Cleveland or Philadelphia was the more tortured sports town. I suppose after tonight Philly fans will demand a recount. Maybe this is one of those wins. Maybe this is one of the defining moments in a season. Perhaps the Cavaliers will look back on this finish...

Pistons Want Raptors. Magic? Not So Much

jwjeff posted 4/11/2008 from www.thescore.ca

Three out of four Pistons bloggers want to face the gangsta Raptors. One out of one Magic blogger prefers to face Philly.

Unmotivated Raptors crawl past Heat, get Magic in playoffs

The AltRaps Blog found this 4/15/2008 on arsenalist.com

Miami Heat 75, Toronto Raptors 91 Before the game Chris Bosh was asked to speak to the crowed and he mumbled something about how great the fans were and how they appreciated us coming out and so on. Then he said something that caught me by ...

Raptors Show Little Motivation In Win; Bring On the Magic

The AltRaps Blog found this 4/15/2008 on www.thescore.ca

Thank goodness it was only the Miami Heat. That’s the thought going across Raptors fans’ minds tonight after a 91-75 victory in front of 18,855...

Raptors Notebook: Focusing on meaningless game 82

Arsenalist found this 4/16/2008 on network.nationalpost.com

One day after they found out their playoff fate — an opening-round series against the Orlando Magic — the Toronto Raptors payed lip service Tuesday to finishing the season strong with a win on Wednesday against Chicago. “We don’t want to ...

Orlando Magic News for April 15th: Magic/Raptors Playoff Preparation Edition

Brew Hoop posted 4/16/2008 from www.thirdquartercollapse.com

Today's news post features playoff prediction posts and reactions to the forthcoming Magic/Raptors postseason matchup...

Orlando Magic Matchup Zone in Action

Posted 4/16/2008 on X’s & O’s of Basketball

I watched a couple of games on the schedule tonight as we inch closer to the playoffs. I started off with the game between the Magic and the Hawks. A meaningless game really, but nonetheless I wanted to watch what the Magic do on offense and defense as they get ready to play the Raptors in the first round (the Magic would win this game easily). Offensively, the Magic are formidable. No ...

Too excited about Orlando to focus on meaningless Bulls game

Posted 4/16/2008 on Arsenalist

It’s hard to care about the Bulls game tonight with the playoffs ready to go on Sunday in Orlando. We got the matchup we were literally begging for and its time to see what we can do with it. The pundits who think that the Raptors have a great chance of advancing are all assuming that the Dwight Howard and Chris Bosh matchup will play to a wash, I’m not sure if that’s going ...

Playoff preview: Raps/Magic

Posted 4/16/2008 on Cuzoogle

I think you would agree that tonight’s Raptors game against the Bulls is about as pointless as Primoz Brezec’s high socks. Instead of digging into that game it is time to get a jump on the first round series between the Toronto Raptors and the Orlando Magic. I am heading to the Big Smoke on Friday so I need to get all of this analysis up before I jet. By the way for all the ...

Dino-links: Raptors news for April 15

Posted 4/15/2008 on Cuzoogle

“A 91-75 win over the Miami Heat and Cleveland’s dramatic last-second win over the Philadelphia 76ers assured the Raptors of a first-round playoff matchup with the Orlando Magic starting Sunday night in Florida, giving Toronto a few days of rest and time to prepare for its second post-season appearance in as many years.” (Toronto Star) ” Toronto’s ...

RAPTORS / MAGIC... the showdown is set

Posted 4/15/2008 on T.Jose Caldeford

Raptors vs Magic... the 1st round match-up destined to never appear on ABC or TNT... Quick aside/link: So, apparently, even though an official's call might have costed Toronto a win in Atlanta, it seems that another controversial call in Philly last nigh t gave Toronto the sixth seed. Anyways, we've got big things planned here at T.Jose Caldeford (well not really, but...)... over the next ...

It's official... Magic to face Raptors in the first round

Posted 4/15/2008 on Orlando Magic Blog

With TOR's 91-75 win over MIA and PHI's controversial 91-90 loss to CLE MON night, that ensures the Raptors will finish as the sixth seed in the East and will therefore face the number three seed Magic. TOR has a record of 41-40 and PHI has a 40-41 record, with TOR holding the tiebreaker in case the two teams finish tied. A quick recap of the three games between the Magic and TOR this season: ...

Raptors to face Magic in playoffs first round

Posted 4/15/2008 on InsideHoops.com's Basketball Blog

The Orlando Sentinel (Tim Povtak) reports: 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 [...]