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Game 6 hasn’t necessarily been kind to The Six. The Toronto Raptors have a mixed-bag of results in game six of playoff matchups: For the Raptors to extend their current series to a seventh game, they must exorcise a familiar demon in the Cleveland Cavaliers. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. EST on Friday. This […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers will have a chance to close out the Toronto Raptors in Game 6. For them to do that, they’ll likely need a superstar performance from at least one of their best players. 1. Donovan Mitchell needs to be a more efficient scorer Stars often decide closeout games. That will likely be the […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers exorcised some of their demons in their Game 5 win over the Toronto Raptors. They overcame a double-digit second-half deficit to pull out a much-needed victory. They now have a 3-2 lead as the series shifts back to Canada. Despite the win, the series isn’t over yet. This Raptors team has found […]
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers regained momentum in the series after gutting out a 125-120 victory in Game 5 to take a 3-2 lead over the Toronto Raptors. The stats in the table below are taken from Cleaning the Glass. As a note, the percentiles are in comparison to other playoff games, which influences the […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers have pushed the Toronto Raptors to the brink of elimination with a 125-120 victory in Game 5. The Raptors have persevered through numerous obstacles already this series, including having to play without starting point guard Immanuel Quickley. Their road to stealing the series just became more difficult. Toronto could be without its […]
CLEVELAND – Dennis Schroder spent a few minutes at halftime listing out all of the things the Cleveland Cavaliers should be doing better in Game 5 against the Toronto Raptors. On the top of that list, was getting back to playing their way. “I felt like I had to say something to the group,” Schroder […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers bounced back for a huge Game 5 win and a 3-2 series lead over the Toronto Raptors. Let’s go over today’s losers. LOSER – The First Half I can’t blame anyone for feeling antsy in the first half. To be honest, if you weren’t starting to worry about a full-blown panic attack, […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers survived a thriller against the Toronto Raptors, largely thanks to Dennis Schroder. Schroder, we all owe you an apology. You might have just saved the season. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. Donovan Mitchell 19 points, 3 assists, 5 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block, 2 turnovers This […]
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers fought back from a double-digit second-half deficit to regain control of the series. Eleven fourth-quarter points from Dennis Schroder and multiple clutch shots from Evan Mobley carried the Cavs to a 125-120 victory to take a 3-2 series lead over the Toronto Raptors. Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson decided to […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers will try to maintain homecourt advantage in the series as they take on the Toronto Raptors in Game 5. Share your thoughts as the game unfolds. If you aren’t a member of the community, sign up so you can talk to your fellow Cavalier fans and make your voice heard! Go Cavs!
The Cleveland Cavaliers have gotten away from what’s worked in games 1 and 2. The Toronto Raptors deserve a ton of credit for that. Their physicality with Cleveland’s star backcourt has made it difficult for the Cavs to establish any kind of momentum. At the same time, the Cavs simply need to be better. Let’s […]
This technically isn’t a must-win game, but it comes about as close to being one as possible for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Cleveland was in firm control of their opening-round series through the first two games. They were getting whatever they wanted offensively with their star backcourt of Donovan Mitchell and James Harden leading the charge. […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers had chances to take a decisive 3-1 lead over the Toronto Raptors in Game 4. They had an eight-point advantage with five minutes to play, but squandered the lead with a combination of bad defense, reckless decisions, and missed point-blank shots. This all added up to a 93-89 loss with the series […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers didn’t get the reputation of being playoff failures overnight. They’ve earned it through years of falling short in the biggest moments. Although their first-round series with the Toronto Raptors isn’t over by any stretch, Game 4 showed all the telltale signs of what has plagued this team in previous postseason runs: lack […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers looked ugly once again as the Toronto Raptors tied their series 2-2. Let’s go over today’s losers. LOSER – The Core Four Yep, all of ‘em. Winning in the playoffs can often come down to having the best player on the floor. In the case of the Cavs, they have an argument […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers dropped their second straight game to the Toronto Raptors. The series is now tied 2-2, heading back to Cleveland. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. Donovan Mitchell 20 points, 3 assists, 6 rebounds, 4 turnovers We’ve seen the worst of Mitchell across the last two games. An […]
After the electric atmosphere of the Toronto Raptors game three win, hopes were high going into Sunday’s game four that the Raptors could even out their series against the Cavaliers. While Thursday’s game was a must-win to keep Toronto alive in this series, Sunday was their last chance to get a win in a non-elimination […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers have been consistently criticized for being soft and unable to rise to the pressure of a playoff environment. They’ve publicly pushed back against that notion, but actions speak louder than words. The Cavs played scared offensively. Their highest-paid players didn’t just have a bad shooting performance — that could be explained. No, […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers will try to regain the momentum going as they take on the Toronto Raptors in Game 4. Share your thoughts as the game unfolds. If you aren’t a member of the community, sign up so you can talk to your fellow Cavalier fans and make your voice heard! Go Cavs!
The Toronto Raptors are in a weird spot. From a circumstantial point-of-view, they’re not supposed to win this series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. This is the franchise’s first playoff appearance since the 2021-22 season and the move they made at the trade deadline was for tax reasons. Meanwhile, the Cavaliers went all-in with the blockbuster […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers stumbled in their first playoff game on the road. They’ll get another chance to take care of business and head back home with a 3-1 series lead over the Toronto Raptors. To do that, they’ll have to look much better than they did in Game 3. The Cavs were thoroughly outplayed for […]
The Toronto Raptors announced Friday that point guard Immanuel Quickley will not be available for the remainder of the team’s first round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Quickley, who was recovering from a hamstring issue, re-injured it during the rehabilitation process. The team added that an update will be provided “as appropriate”. After several injury-plagued […]
The Toronto Raptors announced Friday that point guard Immanuel Quickley will not be available for the remainder of the team’s first-round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Quickley, who was recovering from a hamstring issue, re-injured it during the rehabilitation process. The team added that an update will be provided “as appropriate”. After several injury-plagued seasons, […]
If you were to draw up the worst-case scenario for the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 3 — that didn’t involve injuries — it’d look pretty similar to what we saw. The Cavs couldn’t keep control of the ball, had awful games from their star backcourt, missed clean looks, and weren’t putting up good contests on […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers got run off the floor in Game 3 against the Toronto Raptors. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. Donovan Mitchell 15 points, 3 assists, 5 rebounds, 3 turnovers Mitchell didn’t do enough tonight. Simple as that. It’s unusual to see Mitchell so uninvolved in a playoff game. […]