Cavs vs. Raptors: Can Cle get back to their core principles in their 2nd home game of the season?
Toronto Raptors (1-4, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (3-2, fifth in the Eastern Conference)
Cleveland; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
Cavaliers -8.5; over/under is 234.5
BOTTOM LINE: Toronto enters the matchup with Cleveland after losing four in a row.
Cleveland finished 64-18 overall and 41-11 in Eastern Conference games a season ago. The Cavaliers averaged 8.2 steals, 4.3 blocks and 12.5 turnovers per game last season.
Toronto finished 30-52 overall and 21-31 in Eastern Conference action during the 2024-25 season. The Raptors gave up 115.2 points per game while committing 21.2 fouls last season.
INJURIES: Cavaliers: Max Strus: out (foot), Sam Merrill: day to day (hip), Darius Garland: out (toe). | https://www.espn.com/nba/preview/_/gameId/401809504
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7 Comments
Mobley is looking a lot more fluid offensively but I never bought the hype that he’s a #1. Very good player but like an all star adjacent. Which sucks because those players demand high contracts despite not being top 3 at the position.
Because the Raptors have an abysmal 1-4 record, the Cavaliers have absolutely no business losing tonight's game.
Cavs fools gold
Mobley no handles ,no go to move never be an mvp
They've been the same team for years. Now they have even more c level players.
I don’t understand the notion the Cavs can be champions with Mobley as the best player. He isn’t that guy
The rebounding has been an issue the past 3 years. It's our weakness. And it's all on JA and Mobley. They are both good defenders but lack the ability to grab boards. Our ball movement has been much worse too now. Garland matters a lot to this team. Main issue we gotta fix is rebounding