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(Sports Network) - The Toronto Raptors are headed to the playoffs, but still need to solidify postseason positioning in the Eastern Conference. They will try to get back on track tonight at home versus the Miami Heat at the Air Canada Centre.
The Raptors had a two-game winning streak stopped after Sunday's 91-84 setback to the Detroit Pistons, leaving them in a tie for the sixth seed with the Philadelphia 76ers. Toronto owns the tiebreaker with Philly. A sixth-place finish guarantees a first-round showdown with Orlando, while the No. 7 seed takes on Detroit in the quarterfinals.
Chris Bosh had a game-high 30 points and 10 rebounds yesterday afternoon, as the Raptors suffered their fourth loss in six tries.
Rasho Nesterovic netted 18 points and seven boards, while T.J. Ford had 10 points and eight assists in defeat. Toronto has won two in a row and six of its last nine home games, and owns a 24-16 mark as the host this season. It will close out the regular season on April 16 at Chicago.
Miami will wrap up a two-game road trip on Monday, and is 6-34 away from South Beach this season. The Heat have dropped eight in a row and 10 of their last 11 road games.
In Sunday's 84-76 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena, Ricky Davis finished with 17 points and seven assists, while Daequan Cook and Earl Barron chipped in 13 points apiece for Miami.
The Heat have lost two straight and 12 of their last 14 contests overall. They will conclude the 2007-08 season on Wednesday versus Atlanta, and need to win out to avoid equaling or besting the club's worst single-season mark of 15-67 set during the 1988-89 expansion season.
Toronto is 3-0 against the Heat this season, and has won four of the previous five matchups in the series. It has never swept a season series from Miami.
Miami has lost three of its last four games at the Air Canada Centre.
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