So far, so good for the Cleveland Cavaliers. They shook off a slow start
Tuesday night to bury the Toronto Raptors (+11 away) 115-84 in Game 1
of the Eastern Conference Finals. Game 2 takes place Thursday night in
Cleveland, tipping off at 8:30 PM ET on ESPN. Oddsmakers have the Cavs
as 12 points favorites against the spread and the total is bouncing back
and forth between 198.5 and 199.
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Toronto had to play Game 1 without starting center Jonas Valanciunas
(27.7 PER in the playoffs), who sprained his right ankle in the previous
series versus the Miami Heat. Valanciunas is expected to miss Game 2 as
well, and might not return at all this series. With zero injured
players, Cleveland should be fresh Thursday night after sweeping through
the first two rounds. No Cavalier needed to play more than 30 minutes
in the opener; LeBron James (25.0 PER) sat the entire fourth quarter
after scoring 24 points on 11-of-13 shooting.
The Raptors will only go as far as their shooters will take them, and
after showing signs of life in the Miami series, Kyle Lowry (16.3 PER)
struggled again in Game 1. Lowry shot 4-of-14 for just eight points,
missing all seven of his attempts from behind the arc. As a team,
Toronto went 5-of-24 from long range (20.8%).
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