The Toronto Raptors have the opportunity to eliminate the Orlando Magic from the playoffs on Tuesday, and swingman Danny Green believes that the team should not think about resting just yet.
Following the Raptors' 107-85 victory in Game 4, Green said that the series isn't over until they win Game 5, adding that the Magic would surely come out swinging until the final buzzer sounds.
“Closeout games are the hardest ones because it’s the last one of their season possibly and they’ll be fighting for their lives,” Green said, per Ryan Wolstat of the Toronto Sun. “We have to a good job of trying to keep them out of it, keep the emotions out of it because we know they have a lot more to lose than we do in that game.”
After losing Game 1, the Raptors have managed to win three straight games and push the Magic to the brink of elimination. If they beat Orlando on Tuesday, they will have a few days off before the Eastern Conference semi-finals, but Green wants his teammates to remain focused on the task at hand.
“It would be great [having extra days of rest], but we can’t think about that. We have to think about playing good basketball and beating this good basketball team one more time before we can think about rest.”
If the Raptors beat the Magic tomorrow night, they will face the winner of the Philadelphia 76ers-Brooklyn Nets series. However, Danny Green won't think about them just yet; not until the Magic are taken care of and dealt with.
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