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

[bingolong]

Cavs take this in 4 or 5, no doubt. Toronto is a good defensive team, but they simply do not have to talent to challenge this Cavs team in a 7 game series. The only thing they can hope for is a Lebron injury.

Yeah typical CRAPTORS fans hope for a star player to be injured to win. **** losers.

Did you forget the KY Jelly? Stop acting all but hurt. It was an ugly series and your team lost. Try and take the high road for a change.

[Smitson]

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?

SOMEONE has to be in the ECF by default. The east has improved but it's still bad.

Outside of the Cavs, how many contenders are there in the east? None, really.

Sure the raptors were the second seed in the east, but they wouldn't have the second best record in the west.

There wins are inflated due to playing so many bad teams in the east.

They wouldn't have a better record than warriors, Spurs, thunder, clippers, Grizzlies (if healthy), or even the Blazers if they played in the west.

So forgive if I'm not impressed by the raptors performance....

LOL You clearly don't understand scheduling if you think the raps would have a worse record than teams like the clips Grizzlies and LOL Blazers(less wins than the Pacers) if they were in the West. The east was the deeper conference this year with a much higher quanity of quality teams. You're just embarrassing yourself now.

[ldnk]

As I type this my cock is balls deep inside your mother's throat.

I mean...I doubt that, I just spoke to her. But if that's the case then good for her.

Had to get it out of her mouth so she can communicate with her mistake of a child.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDQk4lGSEJQ[/youtube]

[ThatClockWork]

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?

SOMEONE has to be in the ECF by default. The east has improved but it's still bad.

Outside of the Cavs, how many contenders are there in the east? None, really.

Sure the raptors were the second seed in the east, but they wouldn't have the second best record in the west.

There wins are inflated due to playing so many bad teams in the east.

They wouldn't have a better record than warriors, Spurs, thunder, clippers, Grizzlies (if healthy), or even the Blazers if they played in the west.

So forgive if I'm not impressed by the raptors performance....

It was harder to make the playoffs in the East than the West for the first time in a long time. By that fact alone, its fair to establish that outside of teams like Philly and LA (the teams that took the worst beatings in each conference), there were more quality teams in the East.

I have to question your definition of 'contender'. They were definitely a top-five team in the league this season. Their depth has proven to be extremely resourceful through this series once more. Also they're still relatively young and inexperienced. All the teams you've listed here have lost games to Toronto in the regular season (some were swept). I think its time to give Toronto and the Eastern conference credit where its due.

[dreamshake]

Someone photoshops Lebron's head in the middle.

Cool idea. Someone has to do this!!

Sorry, couldn't do it to my own guy, but hopefully this will do...

[Bourne85]

I mean...I doubt that, I just spoke to her. But if that's the case then good for her.

Had to get it out of her mouth so she can communicate with her mistake of a child.

Of all the flavours you choose salty.

Go drink some booze on the beach somewhere you twat. Don't you have somewhere to be to ship some coke?

Not once has this guy posted on the heat forum. Fake fan giving us a bad name is all. Wouldn't be surprised if Raptor in disguise.

[RTran85]

[Duffman100]

Had to get it out of her mouth so she can communicate with her mistake of a child.

Of all the flavours you choose salty.

Go drink some booze on the beach somewhere you twat. Don't you have somewhere to be to ship some coke?

Not once has this guy posted on the heat forum. Fake fan giving us a bad name is all. Wouldn't be surprised if Raptor in disguise.

Yeah seems TOO trolly to be real.

[wicked_j]

Had to get it out of her mouth so she can communicate with her mistake of a child.

Can we make the insults a bit less childish? This is not even funny.

Get out of the lottery and never quote me again you irrelevant piece of **** wolves fan.

I'm a Miami Heat fan, and for our sakes...please stop embarrassing us. Confine yourself to the Heat board for a few weeks until your ready to act like an adult.

[Harcore Fenton Mun]

History repeating.

Another team who thinks it's going to be a sweep (prematurely).

[Bertrob]

Pretty sure Raptors are worse than the Hawks. Cleveland in even more dominating sweep

[Effigy]

Put me down for Cavs in 5.

[anatomicbomb]

Prediction

Gm 1: CLE 129, TOR 124 (2OT), Player of the Game - LeBron with 42 pts, 11 rebs, & 12 asts (CLE leads 1-0)
Gm 2: CLE 104, TOR 108, Player of the Game - Lowry with 35 pts, 5 rebs, & 8 asts (Series tied 1-1)
Gm 3: CLE 110, TOR 103, Player of the Game - LeBron with 26 pts, 10 rebs, & 13 asts (CLE leads 2-1)
Gm 4: CLE 102, TOR 106, Player of the Game - Lowry with 38 pts, 8 rebs, & 6 asts (Series tied 2-2)
Gm 5: CLE 120, TOR 118 (OT), Player of the Game - Irving with 35 pts, 4 rebs, & 4 asts (CLE leads 3-2)
Gm 6: CLE 138, TOR 134 (3OT), Player of the Game - LeBron with 49 pts, 12 rebs, & 12 asts (CLE wins 4-2)

TOR 1123, CLE 2034 Player of the Game - LeBron with 420 pts, 110 rebs, & 102 asts (CLE leads 21-0)

Lebron also scores 13 wickets, to go along with his record-setting 427 penalty minutes, but his records are abolished when they discover his skis are longer than the allowable limit.

[Dupp]

I've guessed cavs in 5 both previous series and I've been wrong so cavs in 4

Goat matchup of bismack vs two ts

[crossroads]

I totally completely expect the Cavs to win this series with at least relative ease, but man. It's hilarious reading this thread seeing the fans of other teams already driving whatever narrative they can to discredit LeBron when he makes the finals. "Oh he beat a 56 win team to get there? But obviously they weren't a good 56 win team because the east and LeBron never has to face good teams"

The Cavs having 9 days off will play a big role early on in this series, I'm just not convinced in whose favour. On one hand LeBron will probably be in great shape and ready to go. But will the lengthy break have cooled off the other Cav's players record-breaking 3-point shooting? Or will they just be looking fresh and ready to run? On the Raptors side of thing will they be looking beaten down and tired after two long, hard fought, physical series? Or will the schedule the last little while of having a game every-other day have them in a better rhythm than the Cavs from the outset?

(as an aside, should Cleveland win this series i Really hope the Cavs beat either okc or the warriors in the finals just so everyone can stfu about LeBron's legacy and his finals record and the whole miami "super friends" thing and every other little thing people bring up to try and discredit the career of one of the greatest basketball players of all-time.)

[Death Knight]

Cavs in 4. This is going to be a total a$$ kicking.

Can't be worse than the first 2 opponents for the Cavs, especially the Hawks who were a complete joke.

[anatomicbomb]

I wish Erick Dampier could be here for this series.

[MikeM]

We might get swept but I think most games will be close just because Casey is secretly super smart and knows that the fewer possessions in the game the better. That's why we run pound the rock, conservative offence that takes 24 seconds and is supposed to limit TOs.

[Gus McCrae]

I wish there was a realgm feature that tracked our % on voting for outcomes.

That said I'm going Cavs in 6

[Navy Che]

Raptors have stunk up the first 2 rounds, but I get the vibe they are starting to get back to form. If they are healthy and play their game, this is will be a much tighter series than it's being billed as.