The Toronto Raptors continue to struggle against the Cavaliers in the playoffs after falling to Cleveland in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series 113-112 in OT Monday night at Air Canada Centre. After leading for most of the game, the Raptors went 5-24 from the field in the 4th quarter, which helped Cleveland send the game to OT.
Game 2 is on Thursday night in Toronto. While LeBron James did not have one his better shooting nights(12-30 from the field), he still recorded a triple-double(26pts, 11 reb, 13 ast).
For the Raptors, you have to be frustrated after letting Cleveland steal Game 1, but ESPN’s Max Kellerman believes the Raptors should not be concerned
Here’s what Kellerman had to say on ESPN’s First Take today:
Despite the OT loss, @maxkellerman doubles down on the Raptors. pic.twitter.com/50DCG3SpUG
— First Take (@FirstTake) May 2, 2018
Cleveland got production from J.R. Smith(20 pts), Kyle Korver(19 pts), Jeff Green(16 pts), and Tristian Thompson(14 pts & 12 reb). However, I still think Toronto is the better team in this series, and in the NBA, the best team usually wins in a seven-game series.