Series Thread: 1) Toronto Raptors vs 4) Cleveland Cavs

[raptorlife4]

LETS GO RAPTORS

 

[gordontrue]

yah i could not believe they did not call a foul on DeRozan long before the elbow....shit it almost looked like DeRozan was intentionally fouling him if you ask me.

that was crazy.

Should be an interesting game tonight....Joe Vardon of the Plain Dealer had an interesting article- basically "LeBron won't sit out game 2, but should he?" stating that the Cavs got the split they wanted to and giving LeBron the game off and a full 3 days of rest.......itll never happen- but its interesting.

I never expected the CAvs to get both games in Toronto, but i thought theyd win game 2 and lose game 1....it would be really nice to somehow pull it off tonight.

That was the nice thing about Game 6 in Indiana. It became clear halfway through the 3rd that the Cavs weren't winning, and LeBron sat out the rest of the game and was ready to go for Game 7.

It sucks, though, that this had to be the one series that didn't get a single extra day of rest. All the other series have at least one 2-day break.

 

[WiggyRuss]

LETS GO RAPTORS

should be a good game man.

I gotta say- as opponents go- the Pacers and Raptors are two of the teams in the East I would be about the least upset the Cavs lose to...I have a lot of respect and like players on both of those teams.

Now if they lost to Boston, Miami, Philly, Washington I would instantly hope that team loses next round......if the Raptors win this series I will be rooting for them next round regardless.

 

[Wamu]

Should be an interesting game tonight. Does anyone think LeBron goes 12-30 from the field, 1-8 from downtown & 1-6 from the FT line again? I don't. If the Raptors don't take care of business they'll have a tough time climbing out of a an 0-2 hole.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Should be an interesting game tonight. Does anyone think LeBron goes 12-30 from the field, 1-8 from downtown & 1-6 from the FT line again? I don't. If the Raptors don't take care of business they'll have a tough time climbing out of a an 0-2 hole.

thats the thing---- this is a MUST win game for the Raptors.

you absolutely cannot be down 0-2 heading to Cleveland having just lost 2 games on your home court.

Honestly- if I had to bet my 401k on tonights game, with a gun to my head, id bet it on Toronto but I hope thats not how it goes.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Ok, but the same L2M report also said DeRozan should have been called for a foul in that scrum before the elbow happened. If that foul is called, the elbow never happens.

I said it at the time, Refs should've either called a jump-ball or a foul well before it got to that point. You can't let a scrum like that go for that long. I mean if nothing else, Love traveled half-way back to Ohio. They put Love in a tough situation, and while I don't have a problem with the ruling to make it a flagrant, I also don't blame him one bit.

I would be throwing bo’s with guys reaching in and hanging onto your arm. That play just went to long without blowing a whistle, luckily for Toronto Derozan wasn’t hurt from the play

 

[Wamu]

thats the thing---- this is a MUST win game for the Raptors.

you absolutely cannot be down 0-2 heading to Cleveland having just lost 2 games on your home court.

Honestly- if I had to bet my 401k on tonights game, with a gun to my head, id bet it on Toronto but I hope thats not how it goes.

I expect the Raptors to come out on fire, they know how important this game is. The problem is LeBron's on the other team & he's fully inside Toronto's head.

 

[Shanemansj13]

in any case, let's hope JV doesn't miss another 100 gimme's with the clock winding down tonight...

Yep he missed 2 or 3 but also Love missed about 3 or 4 wide open layups. Evens things out a but, everyone points out Jonas’ bc it was in the final 2 or 3 minutes

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

should be a good game man.

I gotta say- as opponents go- the Pacers and Raptors are two of the teams in the East I would be about the least upset the Cavs lose to...I have a lot of respect and like players on both of those teams.

Now if they lost to Boston, Miami, Philly, Washington I would instantly hope that team loses next round......if the Raptors win this series I will be rooting for them next round regardless.

What players do you respect and why vs who dont you respect and why?

 

[Shanemansj13]

I expect the Raptors to come out on fire, they know how important this game is. The problem is LeBron's on the other team & he's fully inside Toronto's head.

They came out on fire in Game 1, they had a great start and great 1st half

 

[Wamu]

They came out on fire in Game 1, they had a great start and great 1st half

Yes they did. I think LeBron's gonna have a damn good game 2 after the bad game 1 he had. Bad meaning his FG, FT & 3 pt. %'s.

 

[trojanfan12]

thats the thing---- this is a MUST win game for the Raptors.

you absolutely cannot be down 0-2 heading to Cleveland having just lost 2 games on your home court.

Honestly- if I had to bet my 401k on tonights game, with a gun to my head, id bet it on Toronto but I hope thats not how it goes.

If the Raptors lose tonight, the Cavs won't be going back to Toronto.

The good thing for them is that they should play with more urgency and the Cavs may be satisfied with a split.

The bad thing for them is, Lebron didn't play well in game 1 and the Raptors still lost. I don't expect Lebron to have back to back bad games.

 

[PIBuckeye]

Should be an interesting game tonight. Does anyone think LeBron goes 12-30 from the field, 1-8 from downtown & 1-6 from the FT line again? I don't. If the Raptors don't take care of business they'll have a tough time climbing out of a an 0-2 hole.

Bingo. LBJ isn't going to have that kind of a night again....... sorry raptors.....

 

[WiggyRuss]

Bingo. LBJ isn't going to have that kind of a night again....... sorry raptors.....

call me crazy, homer, etc.. (and i know plenty will, lol) but i think Kevin Love shoots better tonight.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

call me crazy, homer, etc.. (and i know plenty will, lol) but i think Kevin Love shoots better tonight.

Could he shoot any worse?

 

[trojanfan12]

call me crazy, homer, etc.. (and i know plenty will, lol) but i think Kevin Love shoots better tonight.

You're a crazy homer.

 

[DJ Fieri]

LETS GO RAPTORS

I hope so but I have the Cavs +6.5 and still deciding on the under/over.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Can Love shoot worse than 3 of 13 and 1 of 4?

Well, I guess he could just make 3 of 14 and 1 of 5.

 

[DJ Fieri]

What are your thoughts on finding a replacement for Chief Beck, @Mecca?

Looking for an insider's view.

 

[Wamu]

Bingo. LBJ isn't going to have that kind of a night again....... sorry raptors.....

How often has LeBron had back to back lousy playoff games? Not sure if that has ever happened to him. I wouldn't be surprised if he puts on a show for today's game.