Toronto Raptors (46-36, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (52-30, fourth in the Eastern Conference)
Cleveland; Wednesday, 7:30 p. m. EDT
LINE: Cavaliers -8.5; over/under is 215.5
EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Series tied 2-2
BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Toronto Raptors are currently tied at 2-2 in their first-round series of the Eastern Conference playoffs. In their most recent matchup on Sunday, the Raptors edged out the Cavaliers with a score of 93-89. Brandon Ingram topped the Raptors with 23 points, while Donovan Mitchell led for the Cavaliers with 20.
The Cavaliers hold a record of 33-19 against teams from the Eastern Conference. Cleveland ranks fourth in the NBA by averaging 119.5 points per game and has an impressive shooting percentage of 48.2% from the field.
The Raptors also stand at 33-19 within their conference games. They are fifth in the Eastern Conference, allowing only 111.8 points per game while limiting opponents to shoot just 46.7%.
This season, the Cavaliers have maintained a shooting accuracy of 48.2%, which is slightly above what the Raptors allow at 46.7%. Meanwhile, Toronto’s shooting percentage matches that of Cleveland’s at 48.2%, which is higher than what their opponents have shot this season at an average of 46.4%.
TOP PERFORMERS: For the Cavaliers, Mitchell averages an impressive 27.9 points per game along with contributing about 4.5 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game. James Harden has been putting up around 17.5 points and grabbing about 2.4 rebounds while maintaining a shooting percentage of 44.7% over his last ten games.
On the other hand, Scottie Barnes leads for the Raptors with an average of 18.1 points per game along with approximately 7.5 rebounds and nearly 5.9 assists each game played this season; RJ Barrett adds around 20.1 points and grabs about four to five rebounds while shooting an impressive rate of over50% during his last ten outings.
LAST10 GAMES: The Cavaliers have gone7-3 recently, averaging116.5points ,44.6rebounds ,25.2assists ,8.3steals , and4.4blocks each game while achieving49.1 %shooting fromthefield. Their opponents averaged113.9pointspergame.
Meanwhile, the Raptors posted6 -4over theirlastten games , averaging114.6points ,41.6rebounds ,28.0assists ,8.3steals , and4.4blocks pergamewhile enjoying50.2 %fromthefield. Theiropponents averaged106.7pointsoverall.
INJURIES: For Cleveland, Cavaliers have no injuries listed.
Raptors’ Immanuel Quickley will be out due to hamstring issues.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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