Toronto Raptors

Dwight Howard had 21 points and 21 rebounds and the Orlando Magic advanced to second round of the playoffs for the first time in 12 years, beating the Toronto Raptors 102-92 on Monday night to close out their series in five games.

Rashard Lewis had 27 points and 13 rebounds, Dwight Howard added 19 points and 16 boards, and the Orlando Magic beat the Toronto Raptors 106-94 on Saturday to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.

T.J. Ford scored 21 points, Jose Calderon had 18 points and 13 assists, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Orlando Magic 108-94 on Thursday night in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series.

I didn't get a prediction up before Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, and you'll just have to trust me that I was going to pick Los Angeles. (I picked LA to make the finals in paper-and-ink before the playoffs started, if you doubt me). Why? Homecourt is one reason. Kobe Bryant is another - Follow link to read full post

Should be interesting tonight, and not just to see if Mike D'Antoni dies of a happy attack if the Knicks win the draft lottery get the top pick and gets to start his life in Manhattan with Derrick Rose as his point guard. It should be interesting to see what truism holds true tonight when the Pistons - Follow link to read full post

How about them Spurs? I was on The Fan last night and was asked my pick for Game 7. I picked the Hornets, citing home court advantage and the fact that they had the series most dangerous player in Chris Paul. But really it was just something to say on the spot. I had no confidence in that pick, as - Follow link to read full post

Hey! Long weekend coming up. Even better: it kicks off tonight with what should be a riveting Game 6 in what has been a compelling – if not artful – match-up between Boston and Cleveland. [amp]nbsp; They play[amp]nbsp; in Cleveland, so of course the LeBrons will win, which sets up Game - Follow link to read full post

Ok. I know Garnett was pretty good last night, but I found it interesting to watch him in the first quarter when – in some ways – the pressure was at it's peak in the sense that the Celtics had a huge weight of expectation on them: Win and they would have a 3-2 lead in the series and at least - Follow link to read full post

Jose or TJ, TJ or Jose? After discussing both in their recent ?playing GM? pieces, Franchise and Howland go mano-a-mano on the topic?

Like Jay-Z, RaptorsHQ has a Blueprint I and II. In part I, Howland laid down a solid framework and looked at dealing TJ Ford. In part II, Franchise goes in another direction?

Time to look at some dream scenarios as the off-season moves forward. Let the debating begin.