3. Toronto Raptors (40-19)
The Toronto Raptors, quietly, have been the best and most consistent team in the Eastern Conference. They’re currently the top seed in the East and are three games up on the Boston Celtics (in the loss column).
If Toronto remains at this pace through the stretch run – and there’s really no reason to believe why they can’t – the East playoffs should run through the Raptors – something that hasn’t happened before.
Is this finally the year that Toronto will break through in the East?