Raptors Look to Force Game 7 in NBA Eastern Quarterfinal with Cavaliers
Cleveland has a 3-2 series lead after a 125-120 win and is favored by 4.5 points to finish the first-round matchup.
- On Friday, the Toronto Raptors host the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 6 of their NBA Eastern Conference quarterfinal, seeking to extend their season after the Cavaliers took a 3-2 series lead with a 125-120 win on Wednesday.
- Cleveland holds a 10-0 post-season record at home against Toronto dating back to series dominated by LeBron James from 2016-18, while the Cavaliers have not trailed throughout this series.
- The Cavaliers are shooting 48.2% from the field, 1.5% higher than the 46.7% the Raptors' opponents have shot this season, while Cleveland averages 117.2 points per game to Toronto's 113.8.
- Toronto may be without all-star forward Brandon Ingram, who left Game 5 with a heel injury, while Immanuel Quickley remains out with a hamstring injury; the Cavaliers have no players listed.
- Even if the Raptors win tonight, they will still need to defeat the Cavs on the road to advance, as the Cavaliers look to clinch the series in Game 6.
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The Toronto Star
Raptors look to force Game 7 in NBA Eastern quarterfinal with Cavaliers
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors look to extend their season when they host the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 6 of their NBA Eastern Conference quarterfinal.
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Cavaliers look to secure series victory over the Raptors
The Cleveland Cavaliers look to clinch the Eastern Conference first round over the Toronto Raptors in game six. The teams meet for the ninth time this season. Toronto is 33-19 against the Eastern Conference, and Cleveland is 33-19 against conference…
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Cavs hope ‘mental toughness’ leads to series-clinching win at Raptors
The Cleveland Cavaliers feel they passed the toughness test in winning Game 5 at home.The next step is to show the same grit on the road Friday night in Game 6 against the Toronto Raptors and clinch the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.Cleveland took a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series with a 125-120 comeback win on Wednesday."We kind of passed that mental toughness test," Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson said. "Now the big one is …
Kenny Atkinson on Game 5: “We passed that mental toughness test”
Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson credited “mental toughness” and late-game execution after his team’s 125-120 comeback win over the Toronto Raptors in Game 5 of their first-round series on Wednesday in Cleveland. Atkinson emphasized the turning point early in the fourth quarter. “I think this is a step for us from a mental toughness […] The post Kenny Atkinson on Game 5: “We passed that mental toughness test” appeared first on TalkB…
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