ECSF: P3 | (1) Toronto Raptors vs Cleveland Cavaliers (4) | CLE wins 4-0

[King Ken]

Boston has no answer for LeBron. In fact, even less of an answer than Toronto. Cleveland played their toughest matchup and Boston eliminated Cleveland's other tough match-ups.

Boston will play CLE tougher because their team isn't SCARED of LeBron like Lowry & DeRozan are and in fact will probably play tougher than they already have for Kyrie and because so many are counting them out.

Also discount the fact Stevens will actually have a reasonable game plan for LeBron that doesn't involve putting in 5'10 FVV into the starting line up to somehow help manage that.

Toronto isn't playing scared. It's just a bad matchup.

[Kabookalu]

I told Raptors fans that were hopeful things would be different because of the change in system to wait until the playoffs. ISO ball, ball moving, if your top players don't show up it doesn't matter what system you run.

Lowry hiding as usual. God I miss Cory Joseph.

[Lord_Zedd]

That's one way to get Derozan off the court

[PhilBlackson]

It's a combination of Raptors being overrated/overachieving in the season, plus Cleveland finally starting to gel and play good basketball.

Also Kevin Love when playing well and when stinking it up is a HUGE difference.

It's not that they're "overrated or overachieved"...they are specifically cowards when they play LeBron.

I'd take ANY other match up but LBJ n have said that all season.

[anish23]

What a shot.

[vesku888]

Refs eliminated DD

Say what you will, they do their job

[PrinceV]

8 vs 5....It's not like Lebron needs the help.

[username_taken]

i really believed in toronto this year, man.

[Dupp]

Ibaka can’t even defend love in the post he post be bad

[Childs]

i really believed in toronto this year, man.

Don't do it. We always find a way to break hearts. Congrats on your team so far. They fight.

[vesku888]

8 vs 5....It's not like Lebron needs the help.

Pretty sad ppl say it's just homerism, but it's there

2nd foul on DD was phantom and took him out of the game

Cleveland gets all the help

Lowry was pushed, no call, lead to a Korver 3

[Marvin Martian]

Ibaka sucks

[GIMME_DATT]

Raptors without derozan and his long twos>,>

[vesku888]

IBAKA IS SO BAD

This dude just needs to defend and stop shooting

[Trophy Husband]

Ibaka is fighting for the worst player in the league

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[PhilBlackson]

Boston has no answer for LeBron. In fact, even less of an answer than Toronto. Cleveland played their toughest matchup and Boston eliminated Cleveland's other tough match-ups.

Boston will play CLE tougher because their team isn't SCARED of LeBron like Lowry & DeRozan are and in fact will probably play tougher than they already have for Kyrie and because so many are counting them out.

Also discount the fact Stevens will actually have a reasonable game plan for LeBron that doesn't involve putting in 5'10 FVV into the starting line up to somehow help manage that.

Toronto isn't playing scared. It's just a bad matchup.

NO...they are.

They missed every damn shot the final 5 mins of game 1 n when things get rough against CLE/LeBron in particular they start playing tight and questioning themselves. They've played far more resilient all season against other teams. That's not a bad match up -- that's mental.

As someone who's actually watched them the entire season to see the difference I can tell you with 100% confidence that you're just flat out wrong.

[Kabookalu]

Ibaka is trash as usual. Can't believe Raptors fans were bashing me for being too hard on him.

[Birdie]

CJ Miles is just a god against us...

[java051997]

Ibaka's trash ass was bailed out by CJ miles

[lakerz12]

Raps in 7. You heard it here first.