The American media continues to be impressed by the Raptors since they coughed up Game 1 to the Magic, writes DaveZarum.
took control of their first-round matchup with the Orlando Magic on Sunday night, winning in convincing fashion 107-85 and pushing their series lead to 3-1 with a chance to send the Magic packing Tuesday night in Toronto.
Sadly and somberly, the Orlando Magic’s playoff mantra of “Blue & White Ignite” has all but been extinguished in the wake of Sunday night’s 107-85 playoff beatdown at the deft, dominating hands of the Toronto Raptors. …The Raptors have a superstar in Kawhi Leonard whom the Magic once again simply had no answer for. Leonard finished with 34 points on 12-of-20 shooting and at one point in the second half drove to the hoop, scored on a layup and got fouled by the Magic’s Nikola Vucevic. The Magic’s all-star centre then pounded the padding on the basket stanchion in frustration as if to acknowledge there was absolutely nothing the Magic could do to stop Leonard.
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