The Philadelphia 76ers will face the Toronto Raptors in the 1st round of the NBA Playoffs.
The NBA Playoffs are almost upon us, as all the basketball fans around the world look forward to the best month of the season, with teams fighting to win the Championship.
In the 1st round of the playoffs in the Eastern Conference, The Philadelphia 76ers will be up against the Toronto Raptors, where all the pressure of the world will be on the 76ers due to the talent on their roster.
This is the matchup between the 4th and 5th seed of the Eastern Conference, where the Philadelphia 76ers will have the home-court advantage as they finished the regular season with a better record than the Toronto Raptors.
- Philadelphia 76ers finished the regular season with a record of 51-31.
- Toronto Raptors finished the regular season with a record of 48-34.
Players unavailable for the series:
76ers:
- Mattise Thybulle – Can’t play games at Toronto due to Vaccine mandates.
What to expect from both the teams in this series?
As stated earlier, all the pressure in the world is on the Philadelphia 76ers, who brought James Harden via trade and constructed this roster that is well capable of winning the championship this season and anything less than that might be termed as a failure.
They have a tough first-round matchup against the Raptors, a team that gives everything on the court and defends hard which will be an issue for the 76ers, and a first-round exit could lead to a very disastrous situation for the franchise.
The Toronto Raptors have surpassed their expectations, as they qualified for the playoffs as the 5th seed in a tough Eastern Conference, and they are well suited to cause an upset here against the Philadelphia 76ers.
Even though the Raptors have had positive results against the 76ers recently, none of those results matter here since the 76ers are trying to win the title, and taking down the 76ers is definitely going to be tough.
Prediction:
- Philadelphia 76ers to win the series and progress to the 2nd round of the playoffs.
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