Toronto Raptors: Don’t be fooled by LeBron’s comments

Four games later, after a Cleveland Cavaliers sweep, the only time James had seem particularly bothered was when a local beer outfit gleefully posted photos on their social media accounts of him holding one of their products courtside during a game. They have to trust the vets who’ve been there before.

Houston connected on 17 of 32 three-point attempts and led by as many as 27 over a Jazz team that eliminated Oklahoma City on Sunday in the sixth game of a bruising first-round series.

Seeing James abruptly head to the locker room with a minute remaining in the third quarter was a sufficiently scary moment for the Cavaliers and a home crowd of 20,562.

In the first round series against the Trail Blazers, Holiday lit it up, averaging 24 points, six assists and just under four rebounds per game.

Back spasms sidelined Cavs guard George Hill for three games against IN, but he returned IN Game 7 and sparked Cleveland. They’ll be physical, we have to be physical, and that’s the way the game has to be played. This was his 87th career game in the playoffs.

“Five guys in double figures”, said Lue, who has taken heat for some decisions in the series. Love made key baskets in the fourth quarter of game seven but he needs to do that the entire series against Toronto.

The bulk of the Raptors’ roster that was swept by James’ Cavaliers last season remains in place, but the rotation has changed, with youngsters Fred VanVleet, Delon Wright, Pascal Siakam, and Jakob Poeltl emerging as integral role players after earning only sporadic minutes a year ago, while being joined by newcomer C.J.

The Raptors should be much better rested as they finished off the Wizards on Friday in Game 6, 102-92 – the first road team to win in the series.

“We’ve got to go out there and play our style of basketball“. “But I havent thought about that.”.

Whether you’re a coach, player, fan or casual observer, you know what stands between the Toronto Raptors and the Easten Conference Finals. Larry Nance Jr. did well as a rim runner, but his defense left lots to be desired.

The Cavaliers will visit the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. It could behoove them to start Hill with James, Love, Korver and Smith as a way to neutralize Jonas Valanciunas.

Led by All-Stars Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan, the Raptors revamped their offensive strategy, relying less on iso-ball and instead opting for a free-flowing, pass-happy attack, giving them a level of unpredictability that’s plagued them in years past. He added eight rebounds, seven assists and four steals in a brilliant performance that once again showcased his versatility and dominance.

The other series tied 2-2 is the Boston Celtics versus the Milwaukee Bucks.

In a small sample, Anunoby’s drive defense did hold up against James, who scored 12 points on 14 direct drives against the rookie. This was at the point in the season where the Cavs were at their worst and not practicing. In Toronto on Tuesday, they’ll face a Raptors team whose depth allows them to throw fresh bodies on the floor and keep up a pace that few teams – especially Cleveland – simply can’t match. That includes 41 percent shooting from beyond the arc while draining 11 threes a game.

“We knew what they just went through, how tough their last series was”. We’re still kind of forming ourselves. They have bigs that are somewhat unorthodox and can play inside or outside, pick and pop.

A player seemingly forgotten about due to his previous underwhelming play and significant injuries, Holiday has finally put it all together this postseason. Toronto is -227 on the Sports Interaction series line this time around and Cleveland +158.