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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. […]
Playoff basketball has returned to Toronto! After losing the first two games of the series in Cleveland, the Raptors returned to Scotiabank Arena to try to get a game on the board and keep their playoff hopes alive. It’s been a little bit of a rough series for Toronto — turnovers, offensive droughts, injury — […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers took a blow in their first game on the road against the Toronto Raptors. Let’s go over today’s losers, because there are no winners. Except the Tyson family, who deserve an honorary shout-out. LOSER – Turnovers Let’s start by setting the table. Or, like the Cavs, by spilling things all over the […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers fought hard for three quarters, but got run off the floor in the final frame. Their inability to control the ball and rough games from their star backcourt came back to bite them. As did the Toronto Raptors‘ inability to miss in the final frame. This all added up to a 126-104 […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers will try to keep the momentum going as they take on the Toronto Raptors in Game 3. 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 2026 NBA Playoffs schedule for April 23rd features a trio of interesting matchups. Three games are on tap, as follows: 4:00 PM— New York Knicks at Atlanta Hawks (series tied 1-1) 5:00 PM—Cleveland Cavaliers at Toronto Raptors (Cleveland leads 2-0) 6:30 PM—Denver Nuggets at Minnesota Timberwolves (series tied 1-1) All times are Pacific. All […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers have been in complete control of their first-round series against the Toronto Raptors so far. They’ve cruised to stress-free wins in the first two games of this series, but anything can happen when the series shifts to a different venue. “The series hasn’t even started yet until you go on the road,” […]
INDEPENDENCE — The Cleveland Cavaliers have taken a comfortable 2-0 lead in their first-round series against the Toronto Raptors despite not getting consistent help outside of their star players. Max Strus’s 24 points in Game 1 account for nearly half of the team’s bench points through the first two games of the series. In Game […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers rode their three best players (Mitchell, Mobley, and Harden) for 83 points to take a 2-0 series lead over the Toronto Raptors. Let’s go over today’s winners, because there were no losers. WINNER – BAGcourt It was somewhere between Donovan Mitchell’s second windmill gather and James Harden’s third step-back jumper of the […]
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers grinded out a sometimes ugly 115-105 win over the Toronto Raptors in Game 2 to take a 2-0 series lead. Much of that success was due to their defense and how they shut down forward Brandon Ingram, thanks in part to the services of Dean Wade. Toronto’s leading scorer was […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers took a 2-0 series lead over the Toronto Raptors. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. Donovan Mitchell 30 points, 5 assists, 7 rebounds, 1 steal This was another dynamic scoring game from Mitchell. He opened the night with a handful of ridiculous jumpers, including a one-legged fadeaway […]
Change. That’s what Game 2 was meant to bring after Saturday’s rough showing against Cleveland. That might have looked like a bigger role for Brandon Ingram, more responsibility for CMB, or any number of defensive changes to better contain James Harden and Donovan Mitchell. Yet, as the Raptors began the game that would end in […]
CLEVELAND — It wasn’t pretty, but the Cleveland Cavaliers did enough to grab a 2-0 series lead in what became a somewhat physical game. They defeated the Toronto Raptors 115-105 and are firmly in the driver’s seat as the series shifts north of the border. Head coach Kenny Atkinson was concerned about his team’s intensity […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers will try to extend their 1-0 lead as they take on the Toronto Raptors in Game 2. 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!
When the Toronto Raptors stepped into the Cleveland Cavaliers’ arena on Saturday, the 3 year playoff drought ended for the country of Canada, quickly replaced by a feeling of dread as the third quarter saw the Raptors begin to get blown out on the road. The Cavs just couldn’t be stopped at home, taking game […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers took care of business in Game 1 against the Toronto Raptors. They kept Toronto from getting out in transition, forced them to play in the half-court, and then were able to out-execute them there on both sides of the court. The Raptors desperately missed Immanuel Quickley in Game 1, who was out […]