Well, the Magic are next, so I guess we'll see.
They're now tied with the Bulls, who have some tough games coming up. They get the newly-re-Georgified Clippers tomorrow, followed by the Heat, then the Bucks, then the Celtics. They finish with the Hornets and T-Wolves who are both going to want to finish strong and may be playing for seeding. So Paul George, and then five games against teams above .500.
The Raptors also have to contend with the Heat and get the 76ers and Hawks, but the remaining teams on their schedule are all below .500 and two of them are at the bottom of their respective conferences. Cleveland's schedule is slightly tougher than Toronto's, as it's the same opponents except the Bucks instead of the Heat (roughly a wash) and the Nets instead of the Rockets (obviously big advantage Raptors there).
Toronto should absolutely be able to avoid the play-in.
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