2017 Playoffs

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Kyle Korver hit a pair of free throws to put the Cavaliers ahead by seven with 18.5 seconds remaining. In their final game of the season, the Toronto Raptors pushed until the final buzzer sounded, dropping a 109-102 decision to Cleveland. The Cavaliers won the series 4-0 to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Kyle Lowry did not suit up in uniform for Sunday's game. Though he spent Saturday getting treatment in hopes of being able to play, the ankle sprain suffered in Game 2 prevented him from being able to be on the court with his teammates. Cory Joseph remained in the starting lineup in place of Lowry for the second consecutive game, while P.J. Tucker also moved into the starting five alongside DeMar DeRozan, Serge Ibaka and Jonas Valanciunas.

Toronto got off to a solid start on Sunday, leading throughout most of the first quarter. The Raptors led by 11 with 2:38 remaining in the quarter before allowing Cleveland to close the quarter on a 13-2 run to tie the game at 28 all after the opening 12 minutes. Both teams shot well in the quarter, with the Cavaliers shooting 50 percent and the Raptors 57 percent. Toronto moved the ball well in the opening quarter, assisting on nine of 12 made field goals. The Raptors had well-balanced scoring to start, with Serge Ibaka leading the way with seven points and P.J. Tucker and DeMar DeRozan each adding five points. LeBron James led all scorers with 10 points for the Cavaliers.

After that hot shooting start, the Raptors offence cooled down to 42 percent in the second quarter, while giving up 52 percent shooting to Cleveland. The Cavs caught fire from beyond the arc thanks to Kyle Korver who came off the bench to play the entire quarter. He shot 6-for-8 from the floor and 4-for-6 from three as he scored 16 points in a quarter where Toronto was scoreless from deep. Thanks to Korver's hot-shooting, the Cavaliers outscored Toronto 33-21 in the second quarter to take a 61-49 lead into the half. Korver and James each led Cleveland with 16 points while Serge Ibaka's 13 points led the Raptors.

The Raptors came out of the locker room after halftime ready to put points in the board. Toronto shot 55 percent in the third quarter while holding Cleveland to 45 percent shooting. After giving up 10 3-pointers in the first half, the Raptors held the Cavs to three in the third while starting connect on some of their own, shooting 4-of-11 from downtown as they outscored Cleveland 31-24 in the third to trim a 12-point lead down to five, 85-80, heading into the fourth. DeMar DeRozan led the Raptors in the third with nine points, while Serge Ibaka added seven points. Cory Joseph had six assists in the quarter. The Cavaliers were led by 10 points from LeBron James.

A P.J. Tucker 3-pointer got the Raptors within two on Toronto's first possession of the final quarter. It also fired up an Air Canada Centre that only got louder when a Fred VanVleet 3-pointer trimmed Cleveland's lead to a point with 9:51 remaining. Toronto took the lead, 93-92, on a three-point play from Serge Ibaka with 6:38 remaining. From there, the Cavaliers reeled off a 14-2 run to take an 11-point lead with 2:54 remaining. Kyrie Irving scored 11 of the 14 in the Cleveland flurry. Despite Toronto's best efforts, they were unable to connect on multiple looks from beyond the arc and the Cavaliers used Irving's 11-point fourth quarter effort to close out the series.

Cory Joseph left everything on the floor on Sunday, his second game starting in place of the injured Kyle Lowry. Joseph played 40 minutes in the loss, finishing with 20 points, a game-high 12 assists, six rebounds and a steal. He shot 8-for-11 from the floor, made his only 3-point attempt and was 3-for-3 from the free throw line.

P.J. Tucker played 46 minutes on Sunday, giving everything he had as he tried to slow LeBron James. Tucker finished with 14 points, a game-high 12 rebounds both playoff career-highs, to go along with an assist and four steals in 46 minutes. He was 5-for-11 from the floor and 4-for-7 from beyond the arc. DeMar DeRozan scored 22 points to go with eight assists and four rebounds in 46 minutes. DeRozan was 8-for-18 from the floor and 6-for-9 from the free throw line.

"It's tough. We know we could have played better in the first three games. We didn't. First of all, I want to congratulate the Cleveland Cavaliers. I think they're a well-oiled machine, playing on all cylinders right now. What did James shoot, 48 percent from 3 the whole series? When he's hitting the shot like that, they're very difficult to beat. You've got to match tit for tat to beat them. To answer your question, I thought we could have played better the first three games. Today, I thought the guys played. In that do-or-die situation, guys can easily pack it in. I thought our guys played with grit, toughness, togetherness. I think it's a testament to their character and the culture that those guys have created. We all want to win. I don't know if we're there yet. We're knocking on the door. I like our team. I wish we had a little more time to gel together. I didn't do a good enough job getting them to gel, quick enough to play at a championship level. But each guy in that offence contributed in some way." - Dwane Casey on a tough second-round series against the Cavaliers

16... made 3-pointers for Cleveland compared to 10 for Toronto. The Cavs shot 16-for-41 from beyond the arc (39 percent), while Toronto connected on 10-of-29 attempts (35 percent).

36... Rebounds for the Cavaliers, 29 for the Raptors.

33... Bench points scored by Cleveland compared to 15 for Toronto. Kyle Korver led the Cavs reserves with 18 points off the bench.

13... Turnovers for Toronto leading to 17 points scored by the Cavaliers. Cleveland turned the ball over 11 times, but Toronto scored just nine points off their miscues.

16... Fast break points scored by the Cavaliers, zero for the Raptors.

23... Points for Serge Ibaka to lead the Raptors offensively.

35... Points, nine rebounds, six assists in 46 minutes for LeBron James to lead the Cavaliers.

"At the end of the day, you gotta give them credit. They're a hell of a team for a reason. They got one of the greatest players of all time. It's on us to let this sink in and understand we gotta come back extremely better, individual and team wise. It's something that we got great experience with playing these guys two years in a row. We just gotta figure it out. We gotta figure it out."- DeMar DeRozan on a long offseason and giving Cleveland credit

"It's tough. You surround LeBron with shooters and he draws so much attention that if you help a little bit too much he finds them and they knock them down on a consistent basis and we weren't able to knock down our threes. We had some great looks but for some reason they just weren't fall."- Patrick Patterson on Cleveland's roster creating problems with their 3-point shooting

"He did a great job. Physicality was huge for us since the time he came to the team. He's been very, very helpful for us, obviously it's very, very tough to guard LeBron James, he's a great player, we all know that. With that being said, he did a good job."- Cory Joseph on P.J. Tucker's effort against LeBron James

"Anytime you go against someone who wants to compete you respect that and PJ has been like that since we were kids, all the way through AAU ball, high school, Texas and since he's been part of this league, he's always been a guy that at the end of day is never going wonder if he left it all on out there and as a competitor I can always respect that. Going against him over the years and since we were kids, it was definitely fun to be a part of."- LeBron James with praise for P.J. Tucker's defence against him

"It's hard to say. If's and but's are candy and nuts and we'd all have a Merry Christmas. But nobody really cares. I know Cleveland didn't care. Nobody cares. You always would love to have a training camp with the group to start from scratch but we didn't. I was so happy and it was a great move by our organization to get those guys because they kind of stand for what we needed. We just picked a bad number to draw in the second round or semi-finals. Again, it feels bad and it was ugly but it shouldn't diminish that excellent regular season we had and could have even had a better regular season. I think this group can gel and continue to grow and I know that is a tough word but grow together and even get better. I think we picked a team to go against that was a buzzsaw."- Dwane Casey on if having more time for his team to gel post trade-deadline would have made a difference in the postseason

The Toronto Raptors will have exit interviews at Bio Steel before departing for the offseason following their second consecutive 50-win season.

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2017 Playoffs: Round 2, Game 4 - Raptors 102, Cavs 109

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Photo Gallery: Raptors vs. Cavaliers - Game 4

The Toronto Raptors look to extend their season on Sunday when they face the Cleveland Cavaliers. With the Cavs owning a 3-0 series lead, it's win or start the summer for Toronto.

After 82 regular season and nine postseason games, the Raptors are in a must-win situation on Sunday. With the Cavaliers holding a 3-0 lead and wanting to close out the series and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals, it's win or be done time. Despite the pressure, DeMar DeRozan, fresh off a valiant playoff career-high 37-point performance in Toronto's Game 3 loss, is looking at the opportunity within Sunday's Game 4 match up.

"Just understanding, you know, you do have an opportunity," DeRozan said. "As long as you understand that you have an opportunity, you can focus in on that. Whatever comes after that, then you dwell on whatever comes after that. As long as you have an opportunity, you good."

After a season of leading the NBA in comeback victories, DeRozan said the team is proud of the way it has faced adversity this year. Through injuries and otherwise, players have stepped up to find a way.

"We pride ourselves all year on things like that," DeRozan said. "Being down, being resilient, giving everything we got, and just fighting. We have an opportunity to be able to exploit that tomorrow and we're gonna have to do it from all angles."

Dwane Casey was asked how he prepares the team for a Game 4 when trailing 0-3 in the series. Despite the result of the first three games, Toronto's head coach believes in his team's fight heading into Sunday.

"We tend to forget - I mean I think we have had an excellent season," Casey said. "We are in the semi-finals of the Eastern Conference playoffs and yeah we are struggling against probably the favourite to win our Conference. But that is what I reminded the guys. They have put in a lot of sweat equity to get here. Let's not let go of the rope and not come out to prepare tomorrow because it will hurt all summer. It will hurt everybody all summer if we don't come out and hold onto the rope together. Win, lose, or draw you have to come out and compete your behinds off like you did [Friday] for longer periods of time.

"Whether it is hard or not it shouldn't be hard because we have 15 professionals in the locker room who understand the moment. They understand what is at stake."

Toronto played nearly three quarters of solid basketball against the Cavaliers on Friday. Save for a pair of back-to-back 3-pointers from Kyle Korver to close the third quarter and give Cleveland a two-point lead heading into the fourth, the Raptors played as well as they have all postseason, despite being without the services of All-Star Kyle Lowry.

"I think three quarters last night we just played extremely aggressive and tried to take away everything we could take away," DeRozan said. "We were scrambling, being physical, contesting shots, doing everything we could It's just a matter of us doing it for four quarters or 48 minutes. Cause they're gonna make shots here and there, they're gonna make buckets in the post here and there. It happens. But we made everything extremely tough on them last night, and as long as we can sustain that for 48 minutes, we give ourselves a chance."

Things fell apart in the fourth as the Cavaliers found another gear and the Raptors struggled to contain their offence after doing a solid job through the first three quarters.

"We gotta understand going to the fourth quarter, a championship team like that understands the moment," DeRozan said. "[It] understands going into the fourth quarter it's an opportunity to put away, to do all the things that's needed for them to win. You seen it in the first two minutes of the fourth. We gotta understand, going out there every single quarter, let's close our the quarter. Especially going into that fourth quarter, every single second matters for us to execute on both ends."

Kyle Lowry suited up on Friday and gave his best effort at being on the floor with his teammates, but ultimately was unable to play because of the sprained ankle sustained in Game 2. He spoke with the media after practice on Saturday, but his update wasn't the one he had hoped to be delivering. Though officially listed as day-to-day, Lowry didn't sound particularly optimistic about Sunday's game.

"Um, I'm probably doubtful, honestly," he said. "Hopefully some things change, but right now, I don't think I'll be able to play."

As for how close he was to playing on Friday?

"It was close," Lowry said. "I mean, I was going to try, but I think I kind of made it a little bit worse by trying to work out a few times, aggravated it a little more, just trying to get out there and do things and turn and jump and run. So it's a little bit more sore today. But I've still got more time — I've got more than 24 hours left to try to get ready to go play, but right now, it's not looking great. But I'm not giving up on it."

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2017 Playoffs: Game 4 Preview - Raptors vs. Cavaliers

DeMar DeRozan left the game with 3:27 remaining and the Cavaliers ahead by 21. After sticking with the Cavaliers through the first three quarters, Cleveland outscored Toronto 36-17 in the fourth to collect a 115-94 victory and take a 3-0 series lead. Game 4 will be in Toronto on Sunday afternoon.

Shortly before game time the Raptors starting lineup was revealed and head coach Dwane Casey decided to switch things up. Like Toronto’s first-round series against the Milwaukee Bucks, Casey decided to insert Norman Powell into the starting lineup in place of Jonas Valanciunas, but he also elected to make another adjustment, starting Patrick Patterson in place of DeMarre Carroll. Powell and Carroll joined Serge Ibaka, DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry.

Although Kyle Lowry was in uniform for Game 3, he did not play. Lowry sustained a sprained ankle in the second half of Game 2 in Cleveland. Despite his best efforts, he wasn’t able to go on Friday night. After the game, Dwane Casey discussed Lowry’s attempt — and desire — to be on the floor with his teammates.

“He went out and was going to try it,” Casey said. “It was still bothering him. He was limping badly but he just couldn’t go. He wanted to, the trainers and Alex, the medical people were telling him you shouldn’t try to go because he was just, he was in so much pain and he just couldn’t go. He wanted to.”

With Lowry out of the lineup, the Raptors switched up their starting five up from Game 2 in Cleveland. Cory Joseph started in place of Lowry while Jonas Valanciunas was moved back into the starting lineup, joining Serge Ibaka, Norman Powell  and DeMar DeRozan.

The Raptors got off to their best start of the series in Game 3, despite allowing the Cavaliers to shoot 53 percent from the floor in the first quarter. Though Toronto shot just 46 percent in comparison — and 0-for-6 from the 3-point line —  they trailed the Cavaliers by just four points after the opening 12 minutes. The Raptors moved the ball well, assisting on seven of 11 field goals, with Serge Ibaka, Jonas Valanciunas and DeMar DeRozan each scoring eight points. Cleveland was led by Kevin Love’s 10 points, as the Cavs led 28-24 after the first 12 minutes.

Toronto found its groove in the second quarter, hitting 55 percent if its field goals. In comparison, the Cavaliers went cold from the floor, shooting 32 percent as they were held to 21 points in the quarter. Cleveland made up for their shooting woes by connecting on 4-of-8 3-pointers while the Raptors continued to be scoreless from deep, going 0-for-3 from beyond the arc. The Cavaliers were led by 10 points from LeBron James, while DeMar DeRozan was brilliant for Toronto. DeRozan led the Raptors with 13 points on 4-for-6 field goals, making all five of his free throws and adding three steals as he helped the Raptors outscore Cleveland 28-21 in the quarter to hold a 52-49 halftime lead.

The Cavaliers came out of the halftime break hot, bouncing back from 32-percent shooting in the second quarter to make 52 percent of their shots in the third, while outscoring Toronto 30-25. While DeMar DeRozan had another fantastic effort in the third, again leading the Raptors with 15 points, the Raptors did not close the quarter well. After sticking with the Cavs through the back-and-forth quarter, Toronto gave up back-to-back 3-pointers from Kyle Korver to go into the fourth quarter trailing by two, 79-77.

Things went downhill quickly for Toronto in the final quarter as the team tried to give DeMar DeRozan and Cory Joseph a quick breather for the first couple of minutes of the fourth. The Cavaliers quickly turned a two-point lead into a 19-point advantage as the Toronto offence went ice-cold. After holding the Cavaliers to 49 points in the first half, Toronto’s defence fell apart in the fourth as they gave up 36 points to Cleveland on a ridiculous 79 percent from the floor and 80 percent (4-for-5) from beyond the arc. Cleveland opened the fourth on a 20-3 run. In comparison, the fourth was a struggle all around for Toronto. The Raptors shot 30 percent from the floor as they were held to 17 points.

DeMar DeRozan was excellent in a losing decision, scoring a game-high 37 points in 41 minutes as he did all that he could to propel the Raptors to a victory. He shot 12-for-23 from the floor, 13-for-13 from the foul line and added two rebounds, three assists and three steals, without turning the ball over.

Jonas Valanciunas had another strong effort after he was moved back into the starting lineup. In 33 minutes Valanciunas scored 19 points on 8-for-10 field goals to go with eight rebounds.

“We got another opportunity. We can’t look at it like history of teams being down 3-0, whatever it may be, we have an opportunity to have another opportunity and that’s all that matters, and we gotta go out and play that way.”- DeMar DeRozan on the approach heading into Sunday’s Game 4

51...51…Percent shooting for Cleveland, 44 percent shooting for Toronto.

13...made 3-pointers for the Cavaliers who shot 13-for-23 (57 percent) from beyond the arc. The Raptors connected on just 2-of-18 attempts from three, and opened the game 0-for-12 from deep before Norman Powell hit the team’s first 3-pointer in the third quarter. Through three games, Cleveland has made 45 3-pointers to 17 for Toronto.

49...Rebounds for the Cavaliers and just 25 for the Raptors. Toronto also was held to just one offensive rebound while Cleveland had eight.

16...Turnovers for the Cavaliers, leading to 11 points scored by the Raptors. Toronto was solid at taking care of the ball with just six turnovers leading to three points scored by Cleveland.

9...Points scored by Toronto’s bench compared to 29 points scored by Cleveland’s bench.

“Our bench has to come in and give us a boost and for whatever reason they couldn’t get started. We had to give DeMar, Jonas and Cory some kind of blow [in the fourth]. The three ball hurt us, knocking down open threes. I thought we did an excellent job of moving the basketball, finding the right person. It’s something we’ve done, knock down threes all year and for whatever reason it’s escaping us right now, but I liked our fight, I love the way our guys competed. There was no backdown. That stretch, right at the beginning of the fourth quarter is what got us.” - Dwane Casey on the stretch to start the fourth quarter

“Yeah, we were fighting. We were fighting. It was up and down. We were fighting. Honestly, today, we were not giving up. But they were better than us today.”- Jonas Valanciunas on leaving everything on the floor

“You gotta give ‘em credit. They’re a hell of a team. They’re in sync on both ends. It’s tough. We competed for, you know, 36 minutes tonight. And them 12 minutes, they took advantage of it, and they ran away with it. You gotta give ‘em credit. They are the champs for a reason.”- DeMar DeRozan on the Cavaliers pulling away in the fourth quarter

Game 4 will be played on Sunday on the Air Canada Centre floor at 3:30 P.M. ET.

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2017 Playoffs: Round 2, Game 3 - Raptors 94, Cavs 115

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Photo Gallery: Raptors vs. Cavaliers - Game 3

Toronto's second-round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers shifts to Toronto for Game 3 where the Raptors look to get on the board after the Cavs took a 2-0 series lead in Cleveland.

On the morning after each of Cleveland's two victories at home, when the Toronto coaching staff was showing game film to the players, there have been encouraging signs of things that can be changed moving forward. Despite a disappointing Game 2 loss, Raptors head coach Dwane Casey mentioned those little things that his team can do as the series continues in Toronto.

"I know it didn't look like it in the scoreboard but we did some positive things," he said. "So many more things that we need to clean up, you know, get better at. They're playing at a high level and we still have another level of intensity, of focus and when you make mistakes against them they make you pay for it and every mistake we made it seemed like we paid for it. Those are the little things that we can control. We have to do a better job of it."

The biggest thing when playing against a team like Cleveland is limiting your own mistakes because they will make you pay for each of them. After reviewing film and pinpointing mistakes as well as adjustments that are needed, DeMar DeRozan was antsy to get back on the court for Game 3.

"That's the most frustrating part," DeRozan said. "Just trying to keep the patience and play and just get this feeling off us. That's the crappiest part about it."

When he was asked if he wished that Game 3 had been set for Thursday night, he answered succinctly.

"Yes," DeRozan said. "That would have been helpful."

One thing that stood out while watching the game film from Cleveland's Game 2 victory was the number of good looks available where the Raptors hesitated. Going into Game 3, head coach Dwane Casey wants his shooters to shoot when they have an open look.

"Opportunities, our opportunities to shoot the three, we've got to take them," Casey said. "They're there. We showed the guys this morning where the opportunities to score are. We were top 10 offensively the entire season. They're not doing anything different than what we've seen this year. We've got opportunities we've got to take them."

Cory Joseph hit two of Toronto's five 3-pointers in the game. He agreed with Casey's assertion that the team needs to be ready to shoot when the shot is available.

"We have to take them when they're there," Joseph said. "For some reason we're second-guessing right now, trying to find the balance between moving the ball and being aggressive looking for our shots. There are some open ones we passed up and we just have to be comfortable [taking them].

Kyle Lowry did not go through the team's practice on Thursday. After leaving early in the third quarter of Game 2 after suffering a sprained ankle, Lowry returned briefly before being done for the rest of the game. He went through tests on Thursday afternoon and is listed as questionable for Friday's Game 3 match up.

With Lowry's status still up in the air, Dwane Casey said the team was preparing for Game 3 with both Lowry and Cory Joseph in the plans. One positive from Game 2 was the play of Joseph.

"[Lowry's] questionable, but still, I thought Cory Joseph was a bright spot [Wednesday] night," Casey said. "The confidence he played with, the force he played with, the way he shot the three ball. It's huge because we need every one of 'em. But with [Lowry] questionable, that's why you have 15 on the roster. All year long, we've always had the next man up mentality. So I have all the trust and confidence in the world [in Cory]."

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2017 Playoffs: Game 3 Preview - Raptors vs. Cavaliers

DeMar DeRozan left the game with the Cavaliers ahead by 27 and 6:45 remaining in the game. It was a rough night for DeRozan and the Raptors as Cleveland led by 12 after the opening quarter and never trailed again en route to picking up a 125-103 Game 2 win. Cleveland now has a 2-0 series lead with the series shifting to Toronto for Game 3 on Friday.

Kyle Lowry briefly left the game after suffering a sprained ankle 27 seconds into the third quarter. After going to the locker room with trainers, Lowry returned to the floor and remained in the game until the 2:40 mark of the third when he exited for good and the team announced that he would not return because of the left ankle sprain. After the game Lowry spoke with the media and acknowledged that the ankle is "pretty sore" but that he planned to get treatment and get ready for Game 3 on Friday.

The Cavaliers started Game 2 even stronger than Game 1. Though Jonas Valanciunas came off the bench to lead the Raptors with 10 points on 5-for-6 shooting, the Raptors could not contain Cleveland at all, allowing the Cavaliers to shoot 71 percent in the opening quarter. Making things worse for Toronto, Cleveland was perfect from beyond the arc, making all five of their 3-point attempts, as well as 5-of-6 free throws while the Raptors were 2-of-5 from beyond the arc and didn’t attempt a free throw in the quarter. After the first 12 minutes, the Cavaliers led 34-22.

Toronto’s defence was better in the second quarter. After giving up a 71 percent shooting performance to the Cavaliers in the first, Toronto held Cleveland to 48 percent shooting in the second, while shooting 52 percent, thanks in large part to a perfect 4-for-4 field goals from Jonas Valanciunas. Despite shooting a better percentage, the Cavaliers still won the quarter, 28-26 to stretch their halftime lead to 14, the same gap at halftime of Game 1 on Monday night. Valanciunas led the Raptors with 19 points in 13 minutes on 9-for-10 shooting while Lowry added 15 points and four assists. LeBron James led the Cavaliers with 19 points on 6-for-9 field goals while Channing Fry added 10 points off the bench.

The Cavaliers had their highest-scoring quarter of the game, exploding for 37 points in the third. Things went from bad to worse for Toronto when Kyle Lowry injured his ankle at the 11:33 mark of the quarter. Though he left the court and went to the locker room immediately, he would return to the floor and play until the 2:40 mark of the third, when he was taken out and the team announced that he would not return. Cleveland shot 53 percent while holding Toronto to 41 percent shooting in the third as they outscored the Raptors 37-25 en route to taking a 99-73 lead heading into the fourth quarter. Toronto was scoreless from beyond the arc in the quarter, while the Cavaliers hit 4-of-8 attempts from deep. LeBron James scored 17 points in the third on five field goal attempts, while Kyrie Irving added 15 points. Toronto was led by Serge Ibaka’s 10 points.

With a 26-point deficit to start the fourth, the Raptors were unable to make a late comeback. The fourth was the only quarter where Toronto outscored Cleveland as well as being the only quarter where the Raptors reached 30 points. Toronto outscored Cleveland 30-26 in the fourth, but Cleveland’s lead swelled to as many as 30 before Toronto started putting in its reserves. Kyle Lowry did not play in the fourth because of the ankle sprain sustained in the third quarter, and Toronto’s bench played heavy minutes in the quarter. Similarly, LeBron James played half of the fourth, but was the only Cavaliers starter to be on the floor.

Jonas Valanciunas led the Raptors with 23 points off the bench. He played 20 minutes, shooting 10-for-13 from the floor, including 3-for-5 from the free throw line. Valanciunas also added five rebounds.

Cory Joseph came off the bench to play 24 minutes. He scored 18 points on 8-of-14 field goals, including 2-of-3 3-point field goals. Joseph added six rebounds, an assist, a steal and a blocked shot when he was on the floor.

“Yep, last year. Same exact moment. It seems identical. We got our butts spanked. We came in at home and we were a different team. That’s something that’s encouraging. We know we can do it. We haven’t played well at all, at all, collectively on either end. That’s a positive for us going back home, to our home court, and try to make something happen.”- DeMar DeRozan on being in the same situation as a season ago heading back to Toronto

55...Percent shooting for Cleveland, 47 percent shooting for Toronto.

8...Made 3-pointers for the Cavaliers (18-of-33) compared to just five for Toronto (5-for-17). Toronto finished with one more made field goal than Cleveland (42 for Toronto, 41 for Cleveland), but the Cavaliers had an 18-5 advantage from the 3-point line while also making 11 more free throws.

74...Percent shooting from the line for both teams, but the Cavaliers were 25-for-34 while the Raptors were 14-for-19.

39...Points, six rebounds, four assists, three steals, two blocked shots for LeBron James on 10-of-14 field goals, including 4-for-6 3-point field goals and 15-for-21 free throws.

“They did what they were supposed to do on their home floor, we've got to go home and protect our home floor. For us to win the series, yeah, we've got to win one here, but right now we have to focus on Game 3, going back home, protecting home court. Last year is last year, that doesn't matter. But this year we have to go there, protect home court, and take it game by game, possession by possession. Right now they're out to a 2-0 lead, but we've got to go home and try to flip the script on them.”- Kyle Lowry on the series shifting to Toronto

“It sucks. It sucks. To lose like we did, to play like I did, it sucks. It’s frustrating, Now just having time, having to wait until Friday night to redeem yourself.” - DeMar DeRozan on the mood after a frustrating loss and performance

“We should be embarrassed, angry, pissed off, mad. We’re in the same situation we were in last year, now what are we going to do about it? We’ve been talking about it for a week. We’ll go back and watch the film and  try to find solutions, but until we play at the level of taking away the three, the paint, getting out and rotating quicker…and offensively, we’ve got to be able to score. We only had 17 3-point attempts and we need more than that.”- Dwane Casey on the emotions of the team

The series will shift to Toronto for Game 3 on the Air Canada Centre floor on Friday at 7 P.M. ET.