The Toronto Raptors’ playoff hopes took a major blow, figuratively and literally, when Chris Bosh took a hard hit to the face last night in their 113-101 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Bosh was hit by an inadvertent elbow from the Cavs’ Antawn Jamison early in the first quarter, and did not return. It turned out that Bosh fractured the left side of his face and his nasal, so it looks like Bosh might be out for the rest of the year. This does not bode well for the Raptors, who still have to play the Boston Celtics, Atlanta Hawks, and the Chicago Bulls. With their loss last night, it gave the Bulls a prime opportunity to gain a game and tie the Raptors for eighth place in the Eastern Conference. Fortunately, the Bulls lost to the Milwaukee Bucks at home, so the Raptors are still one game up on the Bulls. They play the Bulls this Sunday in Chicago, and it could end up being the deciding factor on who makes the playoffs.