ECF: | (1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs (2) Toronto Raptors | CLE 2-1

[JN]

Heat in 4 or 5

[NinjaBro]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENKFJGDCp6w[/youtube]

Need this to steal a game or 2 off Cleveland.

[LouisLitt]

Cavs in 6. But a very competitive six. Every game will be decided in the last 5 mins.

That's the dream, would love that.

[ocelot17]

Lebron will once again beat another mediocre team to another inevitable finals loss...

So predictable smh....

Except they are not mediocre.

They have zero chance of beating Cavs and even less chance of winning a championship.

I'd say being mediocre is putting it nicely.

[improvisor]

I don't want to get ahead of myself here but assuming Lebron and the Cavs get past the depleted Raps team and advance to the finals, does their 2016 playoff run get an asterisk next to it?

Depleted raptors?? Uhhh they aren't Depleted.

[Saciid11]

Raptor have chance if they play the lineup they had today ... Cavs are not going to beat you inside, matter fact the only Cav we need to worry about killing us inside the paint is Lebron... If we can defend the 3'point line and run like we did today, we have chance to beat them...

Anyway I see Cavs winning in 6

[Canada_7]

Depending on how quickly JV comes back, if he's back by Game 2 and able to play fine, Cavs in 6. If not, this will be done in 5. But don't expect it to be easy, this Raptor team is resilient.

[criteriado]

Raps have played 14 games. Cavs have played 8.

And no rest at all for Toronto now. What the heck is Lowry doing playing 41 minutes? He should have come out much earlier. Same with Biyombo.

It's game 7, they needed the win. The Raps fall off a cliff with Lowry on the bench. It's pretty crazy what a great season Lowry is having, most people who don't watch the raps wouldn't know that.

It was a 20 point game with 6 min to go. I know that Lowry is having a superb season and he's fantastic. But you can play prevent offense those six minutes with Derozan and Lowry can rest.

[dreamshake]

Lebron will once again beat another mediocre team to another inevitable finals loss...

So predictable smh....

Except they are not mediocre.

They have zero chance of beating Cavs and even less chance of winning a championship.

I'd say being mediocre is putting it nicely.

So everybody except GSW, SAS, OKC, and CLE are mediocre at best?

[The Miami Heat]

Lol @ CRAPTORS fans saying they'll actually win a game against the cavs! Typical from a board full of Canadians.

[RCM88x]

Lebron will once again beat another mediocre team to another inevitable finals loss...

So predictable smh....

Except they are not mediocre.

They have zero chance of beating Cavs and even less chance of winning a championship.

I'd say being mediocre is putting it nicely.

So basically the Rockets last season?

[Scase]

Nope

[hongdayuan]

I don't know if someone posted this. But if I'm Casey I'm inclined to tank game 1 or even first two games. I know it be hard for players pride. But rest would be more important at this stage after playing 2 7-game series. Hopefully JV can play this series too

[Bankai]

Lebron will once again beat another mediocre team to another inevitable finals loss...

So predictable smh....

Except they are not mediocre.

They have zero chance of beating Cavs and even less chance of winning a championship.

I'd say being mediocre is putting it nicely.

No one is planning the parade but how can you really get to this point by being mediocre though? Maybe they just play tough basketball?

[visionquest]

Someone photoshops Lebron's head in the middle.

Cool idea. Someone has to do this!!

[Duffman100]

I don't know if someone posted this. But if I'm Casey I'm inclined to tank game 1 or even first two games. I know it be hard for players pride. But rest would be more important at this stage after playing 2 7-game series. Hopefully JV can play this series too

That's insanity.

[Duffman100]

Nope

[ratul]

I think raps have a chance. We play the cavs well. We have demarre, he can defend. Love and kyrie the issue but we can beat them. Problem is rest and jv.

No, your problem is no-one will be able to shutdown LBJ . He will either score at willl at the rim or pass out for the open 3. No way the Raptors keep up with DD throwing up bricks with his high usage rate.

I think demarre can contain lebron. Perhaps just to slow him down. Like he did with the Hawks. Agree on derozan but of course if he shoots poorly, raps are in trouble.

I think raps can win this. Never thought it was possible. However I think we could run out of gas. Hope jv is back. And we need scola to get some flops on love.

[The Miami Heat]

Nope

[Smitson]

A team with a top four record in the NBA makes the NBA elite four and is called mediocre? Funny how that works.