Obviously the Wiz dont have LeBron, but they can be a hard team to defend/beat.
Raptors figured it out.
I feel home court advantage combined with the Cavs needing 7 games to advance will finally be enough for them to get over the hump.
If the Cavs steal game 1, then Im just wrong and its the same old Raptors.
Raptors will be crushed going to Cleveland 1-1
We'll see.
Quick turnaround until game 1.
Then game 2 is Thursday, 6 p.m..
Raptors have a golden opportunity to jump them.
Raptors are a deeper team.
There should be constant pressure.
Don't let the Cavs get going from behind the arc.
6 PM start on Thursday? Seriously
Hitting 90 here on Thursday. Doubt I'll see the first half of that one
Cavs are playing catch up all week, first 3 games look to be Tuesday, Thursday in Toronto and then Saturday in Cleveland. That is a brutal turn around after going 7 games and LeBron logging all those miles.
Agreed Raptors want any chance they have to win games 1 and 2. Try to steal at least 1 game in Cleveland and they may do it.
Boston game 2 is at 8:30.
Both east games should not be on the same day in the week. Only on the weekends if anything. Stupid scheduling by the NBA if you ask me.
Not sure how good you expect ratings to be for a game that starts 6 PM EST/3 PM PST in the middle of the work week
I agree---- Cavs in 7...maybe 6.....Depends how the role players play.
Cavs in 7
I agree---- Cavs in 7...maybe 6.....
I worry about the Cavs defense in this series though....
the Cavs offense will be much better I think- I dont care what regular season starts where-- the Pacers had soem damn good individual defenders between Oladipo, Stephenson, Joseph, --- Thad Young was playing very solid-- Bogan went nuts one game....
Toronto is a solid team and this is def. their best team- but that last series was just a knock-down-drag-out-physical brawl of a series.
The Raptors arent like that...its a team built around 2 guys offensively.
and the Pacers could single team LeBron and kind of get away with it when you have guys like Stephenson and Oladipo...those are, as far as options to guard LeBron- pretty good options
on the Raptors who guards LEBron? ________________ --- this makes them have to double team him. Then the 3 pt shooting gets going. Indianas very solid individual perimeter defenders let them single team lebron- lebron still beat hte crap out of them but it almost worked.
I dont think the Raptors can possibly single team LeBron. They got rid of DeMarre Carrol. Who covers LEBron? DeRozan?
I am guessing they hope 20 year old OG Agnouby can do it.
Did you hear that @TurnUpTheHeat OG Anunoby is the guy that is going to be responsible for covering LeBron. If not him then Norman Powell. A LITTLE different than Oladipo and Stephenson. I cant see how they dont double team.
Is this Toronto bench really that good? I am honestly asking. I know they have played really well but I dunno---- believe me i KNOW the Toronto bench has played much better than the CAvs bench- but am i the only one that would MUCH rather have the Cavs bench talent wise?