2007-04-06 Toronto Raptors at Philadelphia 76ers

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The Raptors need nothing more than to finish in 3rd place in the conference. They currently have a 1 game lead on the Miami Heat, with Miami having the tie-breaker. Finishing 3rd means facing the Wizards in the first round who are missing their top 2 players. I was really hoping Cleveland could beat Miami last night but they lost in overtime. Now each team has 7 games left and the Raptors have to play at least as well as the Heat. Miami has 7 easy opponents, the toughest being the shorthanded Wizards. The Raptors play the Pistons twice more and the Bulls. This means the Raptors really need to win tonight, and if they don't I think they're going to have to settle for 4th place. It should be a fairly easy game however as they are 2-0 against the 76ers when they had Iverson, they should be able to take care of them easily. I predict a 15 point victory for the Raptors. What are your thoughts?