Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Toronto Raptors	34	40	29	17	120
Cleveland Cavaliers	38	29	33	25	125

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Toronto Raptors	120	44-95	46.3%	15-38	39.5%	17-25	68.0%	15	59	32	21	8	14	7
Cleveland Cavaliers	125	43-81	53.1%	18-36	50.0%	21-28	75.0%	4	45	20	16	8	14	8


Toronto Raptors	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Brandon Ingram^SF	11:22	1	0-2	0-0	1-2	0	1	1	2	0	1	1	0	-2
RJ Barrett^PF	38:20	25	9-19	2-5	5-9	5	7	12	5	0	0	3	3	2
Jakob Poeltl^C	20:49	14	5-6	0-0	4-6	0	9	9	3	0	1	0	2	6
Ja’Kobe Walter^SG	34:50	20	7-16	6-14	0-0	1	2	3	2	4	0	1	5	-7
Scottie Barnes^PG	38:54	17	6-16	0-3	5-6	2	6	8	11	1	3	4	2	2
Collin Murray-Boyles	25:29	8	4-5	0-0	0-0	2	3	5	2	1	1	1	4	-7
Jamal Shead	33:40	18	7-15	4-10	0-0	1	0	1	7	2	0	3	2	-2
Sandro Mamukelashvili	15:25	10	3-9	2-5	2-2	1	2	3	0	0	1	0	1	-1
Jamison Battle	18:50	7	3-5	1-1	0-0	3	3	6	0	0	0	1	2	-13
A.J. Lawson	02:18	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-3
Gradey Dick	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trayce Jackson-Davis	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jonathan Mogbo	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Garrett Temple	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Immanuel Quickley	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cleveland Cavaliers	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Max Strus^SF	27:19	8	2-4	0-2	4-4	0	4	4	2	1	0	0	3	0
Evan Mobley^PF	33:21	23	8-13	3-3	4-8	2	7	9	1	1	3	0	3	-2
Jarrett Allen^C	25:06	9	4-5	0-0	1-2	0	3	3	1	0	3	3	0	-4
Donovan Mitchell^SG	31:27	19	7-17	3-5	2-2	0	5	5	3	1	1	2	3	-9
James Harden^PG	39:45	23	7-13	4-8	5-6	1	8	9	5	2	1	6	2	10
Sam Merrill	23:13	9	2-3	2-2	3-4	0	1	1	2	1	0	2	0	19
Dean Wade	20:38	7	3-10	1-6	0-0	1	2	3	1	1	0	0	2	4
Thomas Bryant	04:55	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	-1
Dennis Schröder	21:14	19	7-11	3-6	2-2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	8
Jaylon Tyson	13:00	8	3-5	2-4	0-0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	0
Keon Ellis	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Nance Jr.	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Craig Porter Jr.	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyrese Proctor	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nae’Qwan Tomlin	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

WuvRice | Cavaliers

399 | 9 hours ago

a 36 yr old james harden has outplayed donovan mitchel in this series.

cant make this shit up

immanoel | HOU

325 | 9 hours ago

Bruh, story of Harden’s career post-Houston. Traded to play Robin but his Batman keeps getting Joker’d

Unfamous_Trader

29 | 8 hours ago

Basically LeBron before he got Luka. Hope Harden finds his Luka soon

immanoel | HOU

68 | 8 hours ago

Idk man, all his trade look so fucking good on paper but idk he’s fucking cursed by the ball gods for his 18-19 season or something.

Nets - Kyrie anti-vax shit
6ers - MVP Embiid disappearance act, Morey BS
Clippers - Playoff P and unhealthy Kawhi

Krillin113 | 76ers

6 | 4 hours ago

Embiid literally played through an injury in the Boston series that prevented him from laterally moving

kawhi21 | NBA

20 | 8 hours ago

Only way that happens is if he goes to San Antonio somehow lol

immanoel | HOU

7 | 7 hours ago

Subscribe

Pineapple_Chicken | Tampa Bay Raptors

1 | 6 hours ago

Or Harden and Lebron need to team up…

immanoel | HOU

1 | 4 hours ago

If Lakers are gonna get reverse swept, Lebron prolly would vet-min in Cleveland if he doesnt retire

adammoon111 | San Diego Rockets

1 | 7 hours ago

also just didn’t have the right cast around him save for two years in Houston

nutelamitbutter | Rockets

1 | 6 hours ago

He can still put up 40 if he wants to

foofighter1351 | Raptors

83 | 9 hours ago

He has some bad turnovers but people were crazy saying he isn’t the best Cavs this series, he is enabling everything he possibly can.

Creative_Meringue377

5 | 7 hours ago

Some bad turnovers is an understatement

nutelamitbutter | Rockets

12 | 7 hours ago

Raptors play very hard D. As the primary ball handler shit can happen

Creative_Meringue377

1 | 7 hours ago

He probably threw it into the stands 3 times this game alone. Not to mention the entire series lol

foofighter1351 | Raptors

7 | 6 hours ago

That’s fair, he has some shit turnovers but he’s clearly still the best Cavs player, good testament to the Raps

dmac005 | Cavaliers

50 | 9 hours ago

Played 40 mins and looked totally gassed at the end. I’m worried he’ll have his infamous game 6 stinker with so little rest before next game.

If he averaged like 2 fewer turnovers he’s been awesome this series. He has been our most consistent player anyways because everybody else have been so inconsistent or straight up bad. Just a couple of needless and sloppy turnovers every game.

Scoobersteve321 | James Harden

24 | 9 hours ago

If it makes you feel any better, game 6 last playoffs he scored 28 and clippers won the game

dmac005 | Cavaliers

11 | 8 hours ago

Didn’t he play like 47 minutes and look dead in game 7?

Scoobersteve321 | James Harden

19 | 8 hours ago

Something like that, but game 7 was more about role players not hitting shots. In Game 6, the clippers role players hit shots early, so the lane opened up for Harden, allowing him to get in his bag and score.

In game 7, they were bricking their shots, which allowed the nuggets to sag off and just double Harden or at the very least move into his driving lanes. It’s way in game 7 he had 13 assists lol, they forced him to pass instead of score.

immanoel | HOU

11 | 8 hours ago

Imo, his game 6 stinkers are a symptom of him running the offense of playoffs series. He has only so much in the tank and 6 games of heightened offensive production is untenable. He seriously needs the Cavs’ franchise player to show up

HornedCoog91 | Nuggets

11 | 9 hours ago

He was gassed but was also just happy to give it up given they were still giving him so much attention defensively

dmac005 | Cavaliers

10 | 9 hours ago

Yeah he pretty much turned into a decoy. Actually let the others play and we made plays as a team. Schroeder was definitely not in the Raptors’ preparations they were so keyed on James and Don.

captmugiwara | Jazz

31 | 9 hours ago

W Harden Trade.

Constant-Low-5111

27 | 9 hours ago

This series is a bad look for Mitchell. I know he had the groin injury but lots of guys get hobbled in the playoffs. Have to be better

Rezrov_ | Raptors

7 | 6 hours ago

I can’t say I’ve ever paid super close attention to Don other than knowing that he’s a fuckin’ good scorer, but now that a commenter mentioned he simply does not pass the ball when he’s making a move it’s hard to unsee.

x-trauma | Bulls

20 | 9 hours ago

As a fan of both dudes, James Harden is a great basketball player. I always assumed for this series that if one is playing a bad game, then the other would pick up the slack. I thought it would be Donovan doing the heavy lifting but James erasing playoff dropper allegations is also very welcome.

adammoon111 | San Diego Rockets

26 | 7 hours ago

Harden dropped 35-7-5.5 on 60% TS against the KD Warriors and still got labeled a playoff choker lol

x-trauma | Bulls

7 | 7 hours ago

Unfortunate, right? He’s my favorite among the OKC big three.

nutelamitbutter | Rockets

1 | 7 hours ago

Curry went super saiyan in that 4Q x.x

lum1nous013 | Rockets

2 | 3 hours ago

Those allegations have always been a huge over exaggeration. Apart from a terrible series against the Spurs in 2017 he has been at least good in every other series he played.

SquidwardLover48 | Cavaliers

17 | 9 hours ago

Tbf dmitch is routinely getting doubled as soon as he crosses half court. He played a lot better tonight though

Niceguydan8

62 | 9 hours ago

Tbf dmitch is routinely getting doubled as soon as he crosses half court

So has Harden, he’s just way better at dealing with them.

He played a lot better tonight though

Mitchell was still bad though. Like it wasn’t his game 4 disasterclass but it was still a stinker.

Bim_Jeann | Cavaliers

29 | 9 hours ago

Exactly. Mitchell gets doubled and gets tunnel vision.

Thegoodlife93 | Cavaliers

2 | 5 hours ago

Yeah his decision making has been bad in the playoffs the last couple of years. Getting tunnel vision and missing open teammates on offense and ball watching and losing his man on defense.

ArmadilloForsaken458 | Supersonics

3 | 8 hours ago

Harden needs to watch out when they triangulate on him, gotta watch those passes. And his teammates got to keep moving around especially towards him to help him out

AllOutRaptors | Raptors

10 | 7 hours ago

If it wasn’t for Harden it would’ve been a blowout in the 1st quarter. He was absolutely torching us.

Wtf happened to Mitchell since game 2? He was doing so good

number90901 | Cavaliers

3 | 6 hours ago

Mitchell always flames out for us by the end of a series. Feels like he pushes too hard at first and re-aggravates some minor nagging injury for no reason. Super annoying to watch every year.

DrKurgan | Raptors

10 | 8 hours ago

Got outplayed by Dennis Schroder as well today.

Niceguydan8

-1 | 7 hours ago

For this game, yes.

For the series, no.

TenaciousDeer

5 | 8 hours ago

Mitchell < Harden < Schroeder

awkwardindividual | Cavaliers

-5 | 9 hours ago

Hardens turnovers were still disgusting this game. Got bailed out by our bench tonight

HornedCoog91 | Nuggets

14 | 9 hours ago

I mean half of them were on bad offensive foul calls and mac not securing the catch tho. Box score doesn’t tell the whole story

jarmine550 | Cavaliers

2 | 9 hours ago

Yeah I love harden but bro has had like 15 turnovers ,which the raptors scored a shit ton of points off of in the last two games, he needs to tighten it up. Some folks are acting like he can do no wrong.

SquidwardLover48 | Cavaliers

315 | 9 hours ago

Scottie of Barnes you deserve all the flowers regardless of this series outcome

RoyShavRick | Cavaliers

96 | 9 hours ago

Yeah he gained my respect

Lanky-Nerve1983

81 | 9 hours ago

He’s made me proud man, he was clearly hurting in the second half but the Raptors had no business being that close

Forgetmeplox | CLE

52 | 9 hours ago

Yea this series has made me have to admit he’s better than Mobley 😩

FuzzyGuarantee2350

51 | 9 hours ago

It would have been fun to see what this game looked like for him if he didn’t bust his ankle and spend the last 30 mins of the game hobbling around.

Taylor_Swish | Cavaliers

4 | 5 hours ago

It was his Quad, dude had a corkie which I know sucks but it isn’t a huge issue. He’ll be fine game 6

altofummuhh | Rockets

2 | 3 hours ago

I still love JG but damb I wish we’d taken Scottie…

survivaltactics2

265 | 9 hours ago

Donovan Mitchells legacy got saved by dennis schroeder

StaleMemesNoDreams | Cavaliers

89 | 8 hours ago

Mitchell should thank his lucky stars that he’s playing with Raptors/Lakers/Celtics/Hawks/Thunder/Nets/Warriors/Pistons/Kings/Cavs legend Dennis Schroder.

Pineapple_Chicken | Tampa Bay Raptors

23 | 6 hours ago

Also FIBA and Eurobasket MVP.

Milpooool | Tampa Bay Raptors

13 | 7 hours ago

Always loved Dennis. He is a baller.

boltonstreetbeat | Cavaliers

1 | 9 minutes ago

He really steps it up in big games, never plays scared. His contributions in these environments is way bigger than reg season.

OverallGeneral7129 | Cavaliers

67 | 9 hours ago

I’ll take it

doonerlxx | Raptors

50 | 9 hours ago

And Scottie Barnes hurting his damn leg in the second quarter smh

Jwarrior521 | Raptors

19 | 9 hours ago

This cavs team ain’t doing shit if they can barely survive an injured raptors team lmao

mMounirM | Raptors

66 | 9 hours ago

They can still reach the ECF

juanmaale | Cavaliers

-1 | an hour ago

not against the magic

Niceguydan8

34 | 9 hours ago

I mean, of course not.

Mitchell has been straight up ass in 3 of the 5 games this series.

hickok3 | Raptors

-6 | 9 hours ago

I don’t think your giving enough credit to the Raptors defense, although it’s not going to get much easier next round on that front.

Niceguydan8

28 | 9 hours ago

I’ve never said Toronto’s defense was bad.

But Mitchell is a second team All-NBA guy and putting up 3 stinkers in a 5 game series is completely unacceptable for any player, much less an all-NBA one.

Imagine how much shit Harden would be getting if he was putting up those numbers instead. And he’s almost 37 years old, he’s not smack dab in the middle of his prime at age 29.

narcistic_asshole | Cavaliers

2 | 8 hours ago

The Raptors have done a great job of shutting Mitchell down. The speed at which you guys can shut down the paint and clog driving lanes has had him so flustered these last few games. Outside of OKC I don’t think I’ve seen a team give him this many issues

survivaltactics2

17 | 9 hours ago

This is the year for him to finally make the conference finals, 2nd round is either magic or pistons who are horrible offensively and he just decides to start pooping his pants after the first 2 games

Jwarrior521 | Raptors

11 | 9 hours ago

I mean magic play similar to the raps but have actual shooting. I wouldn’t be so sure the cavs beat them if Franz isn’t out for the series

mkohler23 | Cavaliers

2 | 9 hours ago

Except we literally beat the Magic led by the same guys with a worse cavs team 2 years ago

Jwarrior521 | Raptors

9 | 9 hours ago

This cavs team ain’t looking any better, and they have bane now

LessthanJared | Cavaliers

4 | 7 hours ago

Saltiest fanbase in the league.

Sixaxist | Cavaliers

1 | 3 hours ago

If this same Raptors team ran into that same Cavs team in that Magic series, they’d have focused on locking down Mitchell and we would have lost in 6. Mitchell was dropping 30 - 40 - 50 a game back then because Garland and our bench were struggling to score, and it had to go to Game 7.

Now the bench actually does something and Mitch doesn’t have to play hero ball to crawl us out of holes. This version of the Cavs would have a much easier time with the Magic compared to last time, Bane or not. Assuming we get there, that is.

ProskXCX | Cavaliers

16 | 8 hours ago

All about matchups. 2018 Cavs barely survived a pacers team on last second buzzer beaters in 7 games. Next round they sweep the 1 seed (Toronto).

Jwarrior521 | Raptors

-5 | 7 hours ago

That cavs team also had LeBron not James harden, Mitchell, Allen, and Mobley

ProskXCX | Cavaliers

8 | 7 hours ago

So then why did they struggle to barely beat the pacers if they had the almighty king? All about matchups

Constant-Low-5111

10 | 9 hours ago

As a Cavs fan, I agree. Cavs definitely need to be in the Giannis sweep stakes

Ok_Power_2816

7 | 9 hours ago

If we dish that up against the celtics they will torch us

Aidanator800 | Hornets

1 | 7 hours ago

The Celtics might not even make it out of the first round, they’re not some elite team this year

br0b1wan | Cavaliers

3 | 9 hours ago

I agree but even if Detroit wins their series they’ve shown way too many fatal flaws.

Right now it’s hard to see how we get past the Celtics and even harder to see us get past the Thunder should we manage. We can get to the ECF but we’re playing flawed right now.

IonHazzikostasIsGod | Raptors

2 | 7 hours ago

They could win the title if they beat us. League is just a whole lot of ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ right now

blockbyjames | Cavaliers

1 | 9 hours ago

Doesn’t bode well for you guys either if you take the series.

2016KyleLowryGoat

8 | 8 hours ago

This is the 1st yr out of a rebuild. Everythings gone to plan.

companyofzero | Raptors

4 | 9 hours ago

Yeah but once we won 2 games this is all gravy for us

zellmerz | Raptors

2 | 8 hours ago

Raptors didn’t make a win-now trade for James Harden either

Niceguydan8

2 | 7 hours ago

I really don’t think that trade matters a whole lot one way or the other. It’s not like Garland is some franchise cornerstone level guy.

Fynity | Cavaliers

0 | 8 hours ago

To be fair raptors got lucky with Ingram getting injured he’s been wasting space on the floor all series

StaleMemesNoDreams | Cavaliers

-1 | 8 hours ago

The one thing this series has proved is that Mitchell is not that guy, and any team that decides to make him their guy will never make any noise in the playoffs

Completelyappetized

206 | 9 hours ago

Good game but it needs better commentators… felt like I was listening to RFK Jr.

superomnia | Knicks

51 | 8 hours ago

Sounded like funkhouser to me lol

ofayokay | Cavaliers

20 | 7 hours ago

Little Orphan Funkhouser

joodo123 | Nuggets

7 | 8 hours ago

Super Dave!

Thegoodlife93 | Cavaliers

1 | 5 hours ago

Lmao exactly what I was thinking all game. Who actually was that on the call? I never caught his name

sketchy722

6 | 6 hours ago

Also I feel like every play they were slightly off on what happen. Either a name wrong or block or steal confusion, arguing fouls the wrong way.

UnbiasedExpert | CLE

2 | 5 hours ago

Jordyn Tyson making threes right from the draft podium

Commercial-East4069 | Cavaliers

138 | 9 hours ago

The Cavs are all over the place and it’s exhausting.

whatssenguntoagoblin | Alperen Sengun

16 | 7 hours ago

Let Em Know

knitwoolf | Raptors

4 | 7 hours ago

*Let Em C Know

Anal_Iverson | Raptors

90 | 9 hours ago

Man, I hope Scottie’s leg is alright. GG Cavs

GlassOfLiquor | Cavaliers

57 | 8 hours ago

Scottie has been playing out of his mind

Milpooool | Tampa Bay Raptors

11 | 8 hours ago

Nice to see him step up. He got injured in game 1 in the playoffs in 2022 and couldn’t play at 100% in that series. This is only the second playoff series he’s played. Hopefully he’s healthy for game 6.

Stuupkid | Nets

4 | 7 hours ago

Lol this feels like the only friendly series. Every other fanbase is at war.

Jellynorris | Raptors

4 | 6 hours ago

Yea, i mean, most Raps fans didn’t come in with any expectations. Just happy it’s been going as well as it has been despite being down 3-2.

eajacobs | Cavaliers

13 | 8 hours ago

Big respect for Scottie this series

ProfessorBeast55 | Raptors

49 | 9 hours ago

The 3 point shooting killed us in the 4th. So many open looks and either too strong or short…not to mention magnet ball from Mobley and Schroeder. Pissed away way too many chances to take the lead back…

prodigus01 | Raptors

7 | 8 hours ago

What killed us is BI getting injured. We would’ve won that game if he was there

aaj15 | Cavaliers

19 | 8 hours ago

You got the same production from shead basically

prodigus01 | Raptors

0 | 7 hours ago

Not even close. BI demands more attention

BeefySwan

15 | 7 hours ago

He’s also been absolute fuckin garbage this series though

prodigus01 | Raptors

4 | 7 hours ago

Yes he’s been terrible but Cavs are still gravitating towards him and it’s opening up the court for our “shooters”

BeefySwan

12 | 7 hours ago

Those quotation marks are so important lol

Methamine | Knicks

1 | 3 hours ago

Cavs are really sticking to him tho. Without him it gives their defense less stress

clarkthagod | MIN

10 | 7 hours ago

No idea why this is being downvoted lmao, Ingram obviously draws more attention than Jamal Shead 😂

prodigus01 | Raptors

7 | 7 hours ago

Box score watchers

Fynity | Cavaliers

7 | 8 hours ago

Cavs probably would have won by more with how bad he’s been stinking it up.

Milpooool | Tampa Bay Raptors

6 | 7 hours ago

He’s been incredibly disappointing this series. His offense is so 1-dimensional. I hope it just comes down to him being injured. He’s been good this year but I don’t know that he is really a net positive.

prodigus01 | Raptors

-1 | 7 hours ago

They were up before the injury

Fynity | Cavaliers

5 | 7 hours ago

It was a up and down game that’s what happens

Tax73 | Raptors

4 | 7 hours ago

Felt unnecessary too, we were getting good looks in the paint all night.

shangalang69 | Raptors

53 | 9 hours ago

Scottie had a knee knock or something and went from two-way superstar to regular season scottie

BI going out means we were super out of gas by the 4th

Gotta get healthy and win at home. Anything can happen in a game 7

DrPuzzle

20 | 8 hours ago

If Scottie is hurt hurt it’s over for y’all. He’s been a monster and has done everything. If he’s even a little hurt Raps are done

It’s not quite a carry job but Scottie reached a different level these playoffs. Absolute beast. Without him I don’t think y’all even get a game. What a player

adammoon111 | San Diego Rockets

7 | 7 hours ago

He’s a different level of athlete. Feels like he puts his mark on every possession

DrPuzzle

3 | 7 hours ago

I’ve been comparing him to Giannis in this series as much as I can because of what he’s been doing. Maybe it’s a bit of a stretch but I feel like that’s his comp when he’s playing at his best like this. I would almost go a step further and say he’s even got a deeper offensive game than Giannis

I know it’s only one series but if he stayed healthy and the Raps were able to advance I think this is the year everyone would have really seen it. And we did in this series its just about if he can keep it consistent going forward. I make that comparison because similar body type, physicality is there, and when he’s on he can play defense and offense at elite levels. This series in particular he became the ultimate do everything player

shangalang69 | Raptors

3 | 7 hours ago

he definitely has a better passing game than giannis but a far worse scoring game obviously

two way monster this playoffs, been incredible to watch

whatssenguntoagoblin | Alperen Sengun

2 | 7 hours ago

What’s up with Quickley?

shangalang69 | Raptors

1 | 7 hours ago

Hamstring strain and Plantar Fasciitis

knitwoolf | Raptors

1 | 6 hours ago

Hamstring. Was close to returning then reaggravated it, now out indefinitely. Also was dealing with plantar fasciitis before the hammy so he’s cooked

PossibilityMaximum75

32 | 9 hours ago

Five points in the final five minutes is crazy

Chief_White_Halfoat | Raptors

28 | 9 hours ago

I think that Barnes injury really limited the Raptors by the time the fourth quarter rolled around. He just wasn’t moving well, and with Ingram out as well that leaves basically no one to create on the team.

Tough way to lose the game to injuries. Hopefully Barnes can rest up the leg and be near full strength next game.

eajacobs | Cavaliers

12 | 8 hours ago

You guys were still getting open looks— could have easily taken this game if a few of those fall

JudoExpert | Raptors

5 | 7 hours ago

Ya we got cold down the stretch, we don’t exactly have a lot of shooters on the team

Niceguydan8

29 | 8 hours ago

I’m not saying the other Cavs guys are perfect but man Don just cannot be this bad for what is now 60% of the series.

You expect maybe a Harden stinker or two but 3 straight Mitchell stinkers is ridiculous. And shit, play more than 32 fucking minutes when old man Harden is putting in almost 40.

Completely unacceptable from Mitchell. Dude looks like playoff Russ out there the last 3 games.

foofighter1351 | Raptors

23 | 9 hours ago

Tough L, the clutch in the fourth was the opposite of what’s defined the fourth quarters for this team and I worry it’s because Scottie and CMB are as fucked up as they look.

smoothsoul23 | Raptors

24 | 9 hours ago

I’m worried Scottie won’t be right for Game 6. He’s hobbled and couldn’t make a field goal in the 2nd half

jeckles96 | Cavaliers

11 | 8 hours ago

That plus BI being down, I was looking around wondering who was about to go off and really piss me off but thankfully that person didn’t arise in a timely fashion.

Milpooool | Tampa Bay Raptors

13 | 8 hours ago

Quickley, BI, and Scottie are 56 points per game for the Raps in the regular season. We just don’t have much scoring outside of them.

goosu | Cavaliers

3 | 4 hours ago

RJ Barrett honestly seems like the superior player to BI to me just based on this series, but maybe it’s down to matchup or health issues.

nutelamitbutter | Rockets

0 | 7 hours ago

BI down helped y’all ngl

neal1701

16 | 9 hours ago

Raptors lost this themselves in the 4th quarter

10 straight misses to start the 4th quarter

Derpy_Mc_Burpy | Raptors

0 | 6 hours ago

Mate you forget we’ve been playing without IQ for this entire series, meanwhile Poeltl is a walking cone and Ingram is a nonfactor who just got injured and left the game at the start of Q2. All of whom were were supposed to be key to our offense.

On top of that our offense has been shite from the start of this SEASON. Why do you think it’s such a big deal that the cavs have lost 2 us twice without those players? We weren’t expected to even get 2 back to back wins. It’s more of a reflection on them than it is on us.

knicksfan-98

16 | 9 hours ago

This series is more competitive than I anticipated guys

number90901 | Cavaliers

9 | 6 hours ago

We’re ass in the playoffs consistently, the only series we’ve looked good in since LeBron left were the 8 seed Heat last year. Every other time we’ve underperformed. Don is too hot and cold, Mobley is alright but never takes over a game, Allen is a known playoff choker, and so now elderly Harden has to be our go-to guy.

3830BlockKing | Rockets

14 | 9 hours ago

Harden one of the TS% GOATs on display tonight

clockwork_purple2

14 | 9 hours ago

Raptors have nothing to be ashamed of, down 2 starters on the road and you had the Cavs on the ropes. I can envision them winning this in 7

Jonjon428 | Heat

11 | 9 hours ago

Dennis the Menace legacy game

mazrim00

8 | 9 hours ago

Cavs might/probably squeak this series out but man, they are not looking like any sort of true contender. I don’t get all the lineup changes/playing around in that way. Most teams shorten their bench/let the main guys play heavier minutes. They never had much of a chance to gel during the regular season with the injuries and now still seemingly not getting as much opportunity as you’d think they should.

number90901 | Cavaliers

3 | 6 hours ago

I truly hope no one thought we were a contender heading into the playoffs given how rancid the vibes have been all year. It’s been a painfully mediocre regular season especially knowing most of our best players get either more inconsistent or straight up worse in the playoffs.

Neverslept2mins | Rockets

7 | 9 hours ago

Toronto has shot the three ball so well overall this series besides like one game.

A lot higher than their regular season averages. Is Cavs perimeter defense that bad or Toronto is hot? Cause I’m looking at Shead and no way has he ever been a knockdown 3 point shooter. But this series he is.

Jwarrior521 | Raptors

17 | 9 hours ago

The cavs defense is frankly ass.

The raps missed like 10 open 3s in the fourth

Neverslept2mins | Rockets

3 | 9 hours ago

U did miss 10 but look at like game 1 and game 2 and even this game the percentages overall is good three point shooting.

Toronto still shot 39% in this game from three. Which is still a great number. Overall there three percent shooting is up from regular season by a bit.

I have to think Cavs perimeter defense is that bad.

smoothsoul23 | Raptors

2 | 8 hours ago

It feels like they rarely guard out in the perimeter

GhostfaceThrillah | Cavaliers

1 | 6 hours ago

We are well known to be one of the worst if not the worst 3 point defending teams in the league both this year and last year

Fit-Introduction8575 | Raptors

-1 | 5 hours ago

They don’t have one playable guard whose above average on D. They traded away their best wing defender for Ellis and Schroder lol.

GeneralJMan | Cavaliers

2 | 5 hours ago

Hunter was a terrible defender lol. Constantly got lost off ball and gave up wide open shots. He would not help at all.

vaalbarag | Raptors

10 | 9 hours ago

Raptors have one of the worst percentages on open 3s in the league during the regular season. It’s never been a bad idea to pack the paint against this version of the Raptors and try and make them beat you from 3. Raptors have gotten some regression to the mean on their open 3s this series.

cpet72 | Cavaliers

7 | 8 hours ago

Our perimeter D has been ass all season and was my #1 biggest concern coming into the playoffs.

i_be_scrollin

1 | 7 hours ago

It’s been bad for 5 years

Jwarrior521 | Raptors

6 | 9 hours ago

Man, I can’t even be mad but we took the game to them in a pivotal game 5 on the road and got two unfortunate injuries in the first half and just couldn’t hang on in the end. Got good looks to but Shead, jakobe, battle rotation in the clutch time for the 4th quarter just isn’t great.

doonerlxx | Raptors

4 | 9 hours ago

A sad game tbh second half was completely dictated by Scottie’s bum leg. Wasn’t ever aggressive in driving and probing the paint and when he did the cavs had extra players there because they had no Ingram to guard.

Good for the cavs to capitalize on the injuries but all they had to do was camp the paint. RJ shead and Walter isn’t gonna be enough and they were better than usual tonight.

Legend6Bron | Celtics

5 | 9 hours ago

Brandon Ingram MIA

Debra_Messing

8 | 8 hours ago

his best game yet

mathieforlife | Raptors

6 | 8 hours ago

What do I have to sacrifice for SCTBRNZ to be made whole again 😭

Derpy_Mc_Burpy | Raptors

1 | 6 hours ago

i’d say give him your knees but your knees are probably worse

Tall_Rassman | Raptors

3 | 9 hours ago

Tough Loss for the Raptors. Really controlled the pace the whole game up until the 4th. Shead and Walter balled out combining for ¹⁰⁄₂₄ from 3 point range. Great bounce back performance by both.

In the end injuries just derailed the game for the Raptors. Ingram gong down early in the game and Barnes appeared to sprain his ankle/knee late in the second just did them in. Barnes was never the same after the injury and lost all his lateral quickenss and offensive aggressiveness. Really hope he is good to go for Game 6.

cmasters09

3 | 8 hours ago

i really just think the cavs woke up in the 4th quarter.

OverallMistake8198 | Raptors

3 | 8 hours ago

Most important part of the season while missing our starting PG, BI has been a ghost & Scottie picking up an injury.

A lot of fight against the higher seed who are essentially healthy.

They’ve shown me a lot this series but we desperately need SOMEONE who is reliable alongside Barnes whether it’s a star guard or a forward who can carry some offensive load.

knitwoolf | Raptors

2 | 6 hours ago

RJ has been extremely reliable and carrying a huge offensive load what are you talking about

OverallMistake8198 | Raptors

0 | 6 hours ago

And its still not enough LOL.

4th quarter shooting drought from literally everyone be fucking serious

knitwoolf | Raptors

1 | 5 hours ago

It was almost enough lol despite 70 million sitting on the bench and Scottie being a shell of himself. Scottie couldn’t move right to the point he was getting torched by Dennis fucking Schroeder off the dribble after playing perfect contain defense on Mitchell and harden all series lol. That’s not normal. They were hiding him on Sam Merrill in the 4th because he wasn’t right.

They still got open shots. BI went out so guys who are expected to play an extremely tiring defensive scheme had tired legs by the end so they missed some good looks because they had to play more minutes than expected and carry a much bigger offensive load than expected. They weren’t prepared with a game plan for any of that. And they still played hard and only lost by 5 points to a fully healthy team that is way better than them on paper.

You said SOMEONE alongside Barnes who is reliable as if they were all no shows and I’m just telling you RJ has been reliable and better than BI the entire series. The young bench guys were great. Running out of gas in the 4th under these circumstances is really not that surprising. Showed a lot of fight and almost pulled it off, just missed some shots. Donovan fucking Mitchell had 0 points in the 4th, shit happens. Talking as if no one other than Scottie showed up is extremely lame.

JudoExpert | Raptors

4 | 7 hours ago

Sucks to see us lose this very winnable game. Can’t help but think we’d be doing a lot better if 2 of our starters weren’t out with injury, and another two starters pretty banged up (Scottie was hobbling today and Jak’s back is cooked though he looks decent today). Props to the Cavs role players stepping up, and Mobley had a huge game

OnsideKickReturn

3 | 9 hours ago

My South Carolina Gamecocks reppin’ well this series. CMB and A.J. Lawson on the court and Alyssa Lang on the sideline reporting!

JarenJormpJompJr

3 | 9 hours ago

Someone PLEASE explain to me WHY they traded for TJD if they’re not gonna play him when it really matters

shangalang69 | Raptors

1 | 6 hours ago

insurance for jak’s back

this_place_stinks

3 | 9 hours ago

Didn’t get to watch. Looks like Mobley had a great game but other threads are clowning him?

AllOutRaptors | Raptors

3 | 7 hours ago

He hit 3 big 3s but he also got pushed around a lot and was honestly quite bad defensively

Can not understate how huge those 3s were though.

OverallMistake8198 | Raptors

3 | 8 hours ago

He had a great second half, got some 3s off to end the 3rd/start the 4th.

Still didn’t show up for a full game & got punked pretty badly in the first half before Ingram went out & Barnes got hurt.

Still, he put them over the top today in a game they had all the pressure in.

ballin4ever

3 | 9 hours ago

Tough loss for my raps. Game 6 will be a good one

89til_infiniti

2 | 8 hours ago

ESPN’s B and C teams for NBA coverage are REALLY feeling the loss of Mark Jones from an energy perspective

Belovy

2 | 8 hours ago

Big day for east team favourites barely keeping their season alive at the end

heat_fan_ | Raptors

3 | 9 hours ago

It’s the damn 4th quarter that was the downfall

Why the hell wasn’t Darko playing Scottie on the 4th, Ingram is injured

Raptors got cooked by Dennis Schroeder

Tavarin | TOR

6 | 8 hours ago

Scottie hurt his leg this game, he was hobbling.

rare_engine | Vancouver Grizzlies

1 | 9 hours ago

4th quarter is roughhhh

Designer-Mode-3637

0 | 9 hours ago

When I need to last longer during intercourse I just think about Harden attempting a cross court pass

WaveyDavey517

1 | 9 hours ago

Does anyone know of all of these raptors were injured for games one and two of the series? If not, what happened?

OverallMistake8198 | Raptors

4 | 8 hours ago

Ingram been dealing with a heel issue for weeks.

IQ obviously not here.

CMB has been dealing with 2 thumb injuries (in the same thumb) for at least 30 games, picked up a neck strain in the final few weeks & he got dragged down by his arm by Allen last game & looked to be dealing with a shoulder issue today.

Poeltl has been having back issues all season, missed something like 40 games damn near & didn’t play b2bs.

WaveyDavey517

2 | 8 hours ago

Got dayum

OverallMistake8198 | Raptors

2 | 8 hours ago

I mean either way it is what it is.

We showed a lot this series regardless of how it goes, just very frustrating that we’re being impacted by injuries this much.

Ma_Pies

3 | 8 hours ago

Essentially Raps moved Scottie to guard Harden and left RJ to defend Mobley after Game 2. Played CMB more than Poeltl to play against PnRs. Poeltl got better as the series went on. Jakobe improved defensively as well.

CMB has been the X-factor in this series as he’s been disruptive on defence to say the least.

BasketballHighlight | Raptors

1 | 8 hours ago

11 mins from Ingram , I didn’t watch the game what happened? Also battle only taking 5 shots in 18 mins? Apart from Scottie (and AJ on 2 shots) our FG% per player was really good

Debra_Messing

4 | 8 hours ago

he got injured, but he was horrible while he played

JudoExpert | Raptors

0 | 7 hours ago

Apparently he’s been dealing with a nagging injury and it flared up

canadianRSK | Raptors

1 | 5 hours ago

This was the games raptors should have stolen on the road

MirrorComputingRulez

1 | an hour ago

If you’re curious about how the scoring has varied so wildly in this series, it’s the officiating. The games in Cleveland have been called relatively tight, which favors the cavs. The referees may as well have not shown up to the games in Toronto, which favors the raptors and led to lower scores.

Note that I’m not saying the refs have blatantly favored either team in any of these games. But calling a game tight or loose in general will favor one team over the other, given roster construction and play style. It will also lead to more or less scoring overall.

MoJoo | Cavaliers

0 | 7 hours ago

Saying this one last time, but if I have to see Dean Wade get 20 minutes of playing time again I’m going to lose it. Being as good at defense as he is at points having him in there missing open shots and can’t rebound to save his damn life is an eye sore. With how Raptors probably have to play next game rather see those minutes go to Keon

MrkGrn | Raptors

0 | 4 hours ago

Of course game 6 is the only game this series with a one night turnaround right when we get injuries…

owensoundgamedev | Raptors

0 | 3 hours ago

Sucks this series is coming down to one team is more injured then the other :(

DontCheeseMeBro | Celtics

-5 | 9 hours ago

Cavs aren’t real contenders

RylanTheWalrus | Cavaliers

21 | 9 hours ago

Let’s be real any team that comes out of the east is getting stomped by the Spurs/Thunder anyway

The Cleveland Cavaliers (3-2) defeat the Toronto Raptors (2-3), 125-120 to take a 3-2 series lead.