Orlando @ Toronto preview

Last Meeting ( Mar 20, 2018 ) Toronto 93, Orlando 86

The Toronto Raptors clinched the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs for the first time in franchise history with a dominating defensive performance on Friday and can spend the final three games of the regular season tuning up for the postseason. The Raptors will try to stay sharp when they host the Orlando Magic on Sunday.

"It just shows that once you put your mind toward something, work toward a goal, it can be accomplished," Toronto All-Star shooting guard DeMar DeRozan told reporters. "We did that. Now, we've got another goal that we want to reach as well. So, this gives us the confidence that we can do it and take it to another level." The Raptors set a franchise record with their 57th victory while knocking off the Indiana Pacers 92-73 on Friday - the second straight game in which they held an opponent under 80 points. Toronto is still waiting to find out its first-round opponent with the standings muddled from No. 6 to No. 8 in the East. The Magic will not be involved in the postseason and are looking for signs that some of the players taking on expanded roles down the stretch can help the team get back to the playoffs next season.

TV: 6 p.m. ET, NBATV, FS Florida (Orlando), Sportsnet One (Toronto)

ABOUT THE MAGIC (24-55): Orlando trailed by 45 points midway through the fourth quarter on Friday and ended up falling to the Charlotte Hornets 137-100. "That's not normally the situation that we're in, but we've just got to do a better job of competing," veteran point guard Shelvin Mack told the team's website. "We can't let the situation dictate our attitude and control the things that you can control." The positives in the loss came from the young players fresh out of the G League with Jamel Artis, Khem Birch, Rodney Purvis and Wesley Iwundu each scoring in double figures.

ABOUT THE RAPTORS (57-22): Toronto claimed the Atlantic Division for the fourth time in the last five seasons and is looking for its first trip to the NBA Finals. "There's a sense of gratification, watching the growth of the program ... from scratch to the No. 1 seed in our conference," Raptors coach Dwane Casey told reporters. "So, that's good. We're not satisfied. We still have some things to get done and work on and to accomplish, but I know everyone in that locker room had something to do with it." Toronto's depth is impressive enough that it can earn a 19-point win over another East playoff team like Indiana while getting just 21 points combined on 8-of-28 shooting from All-Stars Kyle Lowry and DeRozan.

BUZZER BEATERS

1. Magic PF Aaron Gordon (calf) sat out Friday and is day-to-day.

2. Raptors PF Serge Ibaka went 5-of-7 from 3-point range and scored a season-high 25 points on Friday.

3. Toronto took the last three and six of the last eight in the series.

PREDICTION: Raptors 116, Magic 95