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NBA Basketball News :: NBA Report : Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors will meet in the Eastern Conference semifinals

Posted on 2020-08-24 by Gooner

After sweeping aside their respective opponents in the first round of the NBA playoffs, the Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors will meet in the Eastern Conference semifinals – dates and tip-off times from the Orlando bubble to be determined.

The Celtics had little trouble putting away the undermanned Philadelphia 76ers, while the defending champions from Toronto had a similar path against a patchwork Brooklyn Nets squad sweeping in four straight games.

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Injuries have also sidelined two of the best players in this series.

Boston forward Gordon Hayward was enjoying a solid campaign when he sprained his right ankle last week and left the bubble; he isn’t expected back for another four weeks.

And the Raptors lost point guard Kyle Lowry to a sprained ankle during Sunday’s series-clincher against Brooklyn. Lowry is questionable for Game 1 against Boston.

Both teams are loaded with depth, so this second-round matchup still has plenty of star power.

It also features two of the brightest head coaches in the league: Brad Stevens for Boston, and Nick Nurse for Toronto. Nurse was named NBA Coach of the Year on Saturday after leading the Raptors (53-19 SU, 41-30-1 ATS) to their best-ever winning percentage, despite Kawhi Leonard’s offseason departure to the LA Clippers.

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