The Toronto Raptors awesome turnaround season ends with 5-seed! Can they upset the Cavs? w/ Vivek Jacob

The Toronto Raptors are the 5th seed in the Eastern Conference and will play the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the NBA Playoffs! In Episode 2085, Sean Woodley is joined by Vivek Jacob to talk about the Raptors' locking up the fifth-place after handling the Brooklyn Nets while the Atlanta Hawks and Orlando Magic (LOL) both lost on Sunday, their reflections on the Raptors' return to relevance with a 46-win regular season, and their 10,000 foot takes on the Raptors-Cavs first round matchup. Off the top, they dig into the Raptors' turnaround after winning 55 games combined over the previous two years and why this was a season worth celebrating no matter the outcome in the postseason. Plus, is there anything left for the Raptors to learn about their team over the next couple weeks that we haven't already learned? Next, they talk about their early impressions of the Raptors matchup vs. Cleveland, which matchups are going to dictate the outcome of the series, whether the Raptors have any answers for the Donovan Mitchell-James Harden backcourt, where wing-heavy Raps can press advantages against the smaller Cavaliers, and why this is going to be a series where the Raptors need to score a lot. Lastly, they run through The Good (AJ Lawson, Brandon Ingram playing 77 games), The Bad (IQ's hammy, lame pieces about overrated players) and The Hmm (CMB the swing piece? Can RJ Barrett D-up in the playoffs?) to round out the show. 

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