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Follow live: Toronto Raptors vs. Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 of NBA playoffs

One can only hope the Toronto Raptors playoff series with the Philadelphia 76ers that begins tonight can match the first time the teams hooked up in the NBA post-season.

The 2001 Eastern Conference semifinal – won by the Sixers when Vince Carter missed a game-winning three-point shot at the buzzer in Game 7 – was riveting from start to finish.

Sixers centre Joel Embiid runs into a falling Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry and past guard Danny Green during the second-quarter on Saturday, December 22, 2018 in Philadelphia. The Raptors begin their second-round NBA playoff series against the 76ers April 27, 2019 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.
Sixers centre Joel Embiid runs into a falling Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry and past guard Danny Green during the second-quarter on Saturday, December 22, 2018 in Philadelphia. The Raptors begin their second-round NBA playoff series against the 76ers April 27, 2019 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.