thumb|left|On January 1, 2018, DeMar DeRozan scored a franchise-record 52 points against the Milwaukee Bucks. On January 1, 2018, DeMar DeRozan scored a franchise-record 52 points to help the Raptors beat the Milwaukee Bucks 131–127 in overtime, matching the team record with their 12th consecutive home victory. DeRozan became the third player in Raptors history to score 50 or more in a single game—the others being Vince Carter and Terrence Ross, who each had 51. On March 7, 2018, Toronto became the first team in the league to clinch a playoff spot in the 2017–18 season, with a 121–119 overtime win over the Detroit Pistons in Detroit, and set a new franchise record in earliest playoff qualification, doing so in only their 64th game of the season. On April 6, 2018, the Raptors became Eastern Conference regular season champions, securing the number one seed for the first time in franchise history with a 92–73 win over the Indiana Pacers, in the process also setting new records for single-season wins at 57 and home wins with 33, with three games remaining on the schedule. The Raptors finished the regular season with a franchise-record 59 wins, which was the second-best overall in the league behind only the Houston Rockets.
thumb|left|on january 1 2018 demar derozan scored a franchise-record 52 points against the milwaukee bucks on january 1 2018 demar derozan scored a franchise-record 52 points to help the raptors beat the milwaukee bucks 131–127 in overtime matching the team record with their 12th consecutive home victory derozan became the third player in raptors history to score 50 or more in a single game—the others being vince carter and terrence ross who each had 51 on march 7 2018 toronto became the first team in the league to clinch a playoff spot in the 2017–18 season with a 121–119 overtime win over the detroit pistons in detroit and set a new franchise record in earliest playoff qualification doing so in only their 64th game of the season on april 6 2018 the raptors became eastern conference regular season champions securing the number one seed for the first time in franchise history with a 92–73 win over the indiana pacers in the process also setting new records for single-season wins at 57 and home wins with 33 with three games remaining on the schedule the raptors finished the regular season with a franchise-record 59 wins which was the second-best overall in the league behind only the houston rockets