The Cavaliers look to remain unbeaten this postseason, while the Raptors seek a bounce back effort when these teams take the court at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland on Thursday for Game 2 of their Eastern Conference finals series.
Toronto looks to do its job by earning a split on the road as Cleveland hopes to take a commanding 2-0 lead and improve to a dazzling 10-0 in the playoffs before the series shifts to Toronto for the first time.
The Cavaliers handed the Raptors a 115-84 drubbing in Game 1 on Tuesday to take a 1-0 series lead.
Kyrie Irving had a game-high 27 points in the win for Cleveland, while he added team bests in assists (5) and blocks (2). DeMar DeRozan paced Toronto with 18 points in the loss, though Kyle Lowry had a rough night, missing 10 of 14 shots for eight points.
LeBron James had 24 points in Game 1 as Cleveland showed no signs of being slowed down by an eight-day layoff.
Though they are an impressive 9-0 thus far this postseason, James and company aren't satisfied until they get back to the NBA Finals and finish the job after falling to the Warriors in six games last year.
"I don't think we have complacency in our minds," James said after Game 1, according to ESPN. "We have a goal and our goal is not nine wins. I've won nine games before. I've won 14 games before. We will face some adversity."
Though the Cavaliers were fine after such a long layoff, the Raptors weren't afforded that luxury. Toronto has played two Game 7s through the first two rounds and had just one day off between its do-or-die game with Miami and Game 1 versus Cleveland -- something that may have drained it.
"I thought they were the fresher team, the quicker team tonight," coach Dwane Casey said via ESPN. "Again, that's to their credit, and again, it's one game. This series is not over by any means."
Game Details & Live Stream
Matchup: Raptors at Cavaliers Eastern Conference finals Game 2
Venue: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
Radio: Toronto (TSN 1050); Cleveland (WMMS 100.7)
Series: 1-0 Cavaliers.
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Watch Online: This game can be live streamed for free here.
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