Dreadful defence, Serge Ibaka losing his cool, and some health concerns are just some of donnovanbennett's Raptors takeaways from their road defeat to the Cavs.
now in the Western Conference, this year was supposed to be different. The Raptors were down four at the half, trailed by 14 after three, and ended up losing by 25.
With the loss, Toronto falls to 48-20 on the season while Cleveland improves to 17-50. LeBron’s new team, the , are up next to face a Raptors squad who head home not sure who will be available for their next outing due to health and suspension.The offence wasn’t the issue on this night, it was the defence. For reference, Cleveland ranks 29th in field goal percentage, 29th in scoring and 28th in assists. The Cavs scored 59 first-half points aided by 13 points off 11 Toronto turnovers.
The main defensive miscues came guarding the three-point line where Cleveland added another 54 points for the entire game to mark the Cavaliers’ 13th straight game where they’ve made 10 or more threes. Cleveland came in averaging 103.7 points but finished with 126 on Monday night. The Raptors actually shot a better percentage from the field, hitting on 47.6 per cent of their shots in comparison to Cleveland’s 46.8 per cent. The Cavs, however, made seven more three-pointers and 10 more free throws and had seven more assists .The inability to get to the line and draw a foul and guard without fouling was paramount. The Cavs shot 13-of-14 from free-throw line in the first half while the Raptors on the other hand were just 4-for-8.
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