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Washington Wizards will face Toronto Raptors in first round of playoffs

The Washington Wizards are off to Canada for the playoffs.

The fifth-seeded Wizards will play at the fourth-seeded Toronto Raptors (time TBD) beginning Saturday in an Eastern Conference quarterfinals best-of-seven series. The Wizards are 0-3 against the Raptors this season.

An early look at the storylines includes an intriguing point guard matchup between All-Stars John Wall and Kyle Lowry, questions about how the Wizards can better defend a team that spreads them out and how much veteran Paul Pierce will be able to contribute in the playoffs.

Playoff matchups came down to the final night of the regular season.