Raptors running out of time as Cavaliers look to end Toronto’s season yet again

Three video games into their Jap Convention semifinal in opposition to Cleveland, the Toronto Raptors have yet to discover the reply to the Cavaliers. They got here shut in Video games 1 and three. If they do not resolve the puzzle in Sport four on Monday evening at Quicken Loans Enviornment, they are going to have all summer time to ponder the issue. The frustration is that they have had their openings. “All three video games have offered totally different performs that may have to be completed at sure factors of the sport to recover from the hump,” veteran C.J. Miles stated prior to Monday morning’s shootaround. “We see them. It is not’s like there isn’t any door to get out of the room.” It is headache-causing, he added. “The trigger of lack of sleep at evening when you possibly can replay the sport and see so many turning factors. It is easy in hindsight to say that play modifications the whole lot. You by no means know. However you all the time take into consideration the truth that you need to give your self the very best shot each single evening and there is some performs that did not all the time give us the very best shot. In sure conditions, we did not do precisely what we wanted to do.” Plus Toronto has yet to come out with all weapons firing for 48 minutes. Guard Fred VanVleet and coach Dwane Casey each returned to what has turn into a well-recognized theme since Saturday’s 105-103 loss. “I believe we have simply obtained to go out right here and maintain combating, maintain scratching and clawing,” stated VanVleet, who made his first profession begin in Sport 3. “I do not know what which means, to be sincere,” he added. “However we have been in all three video games, we have had probabilities to win just about all three video games, being up in some of the video games. We’re proper there, we’re competing. We have simply obtained to do some bit extra, make a pair extra performs and I believe we’ll be in good condition.” Mentioned Casey: “I have never given up on our crew. I believe we have now a bunch of guys which might be warriors. And I do know they are going to bounce again. As far as the battle, I really like what we did the opposite evening.” Sword by LeBron Toronto did rally to tie the sport with eight seconds remaining, solely to be put to the sword by LeBron James’ off-balance buzzer-beater from 10 toes out. It is a spotlight that has been replayed endlessly on sports activities TV ever since, together with pundits discussing how Cleveland owns Toronto within the playoffs. “I’ve seen the play (on TV) clearly however I am not watching SportCentre all evening for these kind of causes proper there,” stated VanVleet. This might mark the third straight season that the Cavs remove the Raptors. Going into Monday’s contest, Cleveland had received 9 straight playoff video games — and 14 of its final 16 video games (common and post-season) — in opposition to Toronto. Cleveland was additionally 11-1 at Quicken Loans Enviornment since December 2014. Historical past shouldn’t be on Toronto’s aspect. Groups that path 3-Zero in a best-of-seven collection are 0-129 within the NBA. Of these 129, 79 have been swept (61.2 per cent), 37 prolonged the collection to 5 video games (28.7 per cent), 10 went six video games (7.eight per cent) and solely three pressured a Sport 7 (2.Three per cent). Groups that path 3-Zero in a best-of-seven collection have pressured a Sport 7 3 times. Cleveland is 9-Zero when up 3-Zero in a collection. Toronto is 0-2 all-time when it falls behind 0-3 (swept in 2015 by Washington and 2017 by Cleveland). A win and the Cavs advance to the Jap Convention remaining for the fourth straight season and the eighth time in franchise historical past (1976, 1992, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2017). Turnovers have been key within the collection with the Raptors outscored 52-19 (minus-33) on factors off turnovers by way of three video games. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/nba/raptors-running-out-of-time-as-cavaliers-look-to-end-toronto-s-season-yet-again-1.4651751?cmp=rss