It took them 21 seasons to do it, but the Toronto Raptors have finally exorcised their playoff demons. The Raptors will play in the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in franchise history after a dominating 116-89 win over the Miami Heat in Game 7 of their second round series Sunday evening in Toronto. That they managed to do it at the expense of the Heat, a team that recently won four straight Eastern Conference titles, was an irony not lost on the team after the series clinching victory. “They [the...
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