The Toronto Raptors closed out their first-round series against the Orlando Magic with a 115-96 win in game 5. They will play the Sixers in the conference semifinals.

Kyle Lowry jammed his finger in the first quarter, though he returned to the game late in the second quarter and started the second half. He wore a splint in the post-game press conference.

"It popped out, but it's fine. I popped it back in. Got a couple days to get it back and recover, and hopefully it will be better by Game 1. Well, it will be better by Game 1," said Lowry.

After going scoreless in game 1, Lowry averaged 14.8 points and 8.8 assists the rest of the series. 

The Toronto Raptors took a gamble when they traded for Kawhi Leonard given how strongly he had been connected to an eventual move to either the Los Angeles Clippers or Los Angeles Lakers when he becomes a free agent this offseason. 

The Lakers appear out of contention for Leonard at this point, leaving the Raptors and Clippers.

Bobby Webster was asked if Toronto's postseason result will correlate to Leonard's decision.

“Of course there is. There is,” said Webster. "It's not all about what happens at the end of the season. It's about what's gone on to this point. From the day we acquired him, it's the groundwork.”

Team officials are confident in the relationships Leonard has built with the Raptors’ medical staff, headed by former Lakers’ performance trainer Alex McKechnie.

The Toronto Raptors stepped up their defensive pressure as they beat the Orlando Magic 111-82 to even their playoff series at 1.

The Raptors held the Magic to a 42.6% effective field goal percentage while limiting them to just 0.78 points per pick-and-roll. D.J. Augustin finished with 9 points after a 25-point performance in game 1. 

"It was just more being locked in on every coverage, everything we wanted to do, just being on the same page and communication. We made sure we helped each other and made sure that if someone went to help, that someone helped the helper, and helped the helper's helper," said Kyle Lowry.

Lowry finished with 21 points after being held scoreless in game 1. 

"That is [Lowry] at his finest. Tonight he was charging up the floor and pushing the ball, passing, shooting, driving, kicking, made steals, hands on everything, rebounded. He was doing it all," added Nick Nurse.

OG Anunoby will be unavailable for the Toronto Raptors until the conference finals after he underwent an emergency appendectomy on Thursday.

Anunoby averaged 7 points and 2.3 rebounds in 20 minutes during the regular season.

OG Anunoby had an emergency appendectomy after being diagnosed with acute appendicitis. The successful surgery was performed in Toronto on Thursday evening at Mount Sinai Hospital. There is no timeline for Anunoby’s return and his condition will be updated as appropriate.

Shams Charania reports Anunoby will be out at least two weeks.

Anunoby appeared in 67 games for the Raptors this season, averaging 7.0 points, 2.9 rebounds and 20.2 minutes. He scored in double figures 15 times, with two 20-point games.

 The Toronto Raptors have signed Eric Moreland.

Moreland, 6-foot-10, 240 pounds, signed a 10-day contract Mar. 14 with the Raptors. He averaged 2.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 10.3 minutes in three games. Moreland also spent training camp with Toronto, posting averages of 4.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 13.6 minutes in three preseason appearances.

A native of Houston, Texas, Moreland signed as a free agent with Phoenix on Dec. 10 and appeared in one game before being waived Jan. 3. Prior to joining the Suns, Moreland played in two games for the 2018 USA World Cup Qualifying Team during the second round in November and December, averaging 6.0 points, 10.5 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 20.5 minutes.

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Raptors 905 forward Chris Boucher has been named the 2018-19 NBA G League Most Valuable Player and the 2018-19 NBA G League Defensive Player of the Year. He becomes the first player to win both awards in the same season. The Canadian is also the first international player to earn MVP honors.

Boucher (6-11, 200, Oregon), who signed a two-way contract with the Toronto Raptors last October before having it converted to a standard NBA contract in February, averaged 27.2 points, 11.4 rebounds and 4.1 blocked shots and shot 51.0 percent from the field in 28 games with Raptors 905. Among players who appeared in at least 28 games, Boucher ranked third in scoring, sixth in rebounding and first in blocks. Raptors 905 went 20-8 with him in the lineup and 29-21 overall.