Game #72: Toronto Raptors 129 - Cleveland Cavaliers 132

[Hotshot]

Ibaka is just useless out there. He is awful. JV continues to be a non factor against the Cavs. And OG just stinks. They didn't get anything from these 3 tonight.

What are you talking about?! JV had 15 & 8 and +6. What game were u watching?!

[GLF]

Lowry and Deozan suck at defence.

Pretty much

[KHD]

Ibaka is just useless out there. He is awful. JV continues to be a non factor against the Cavs. And OG just stinks. They didn't get anything from these 3 tonight.

JV had 15 and 8 with a +6 in 20 minutes while shooting 6/6. I don't see what you're complaining about here.

Should have played him with Siakam.

[The Great One]

Same old Raptors.

— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) March 22, 2018

[The Great One]

It's like the playoffs all over again. Cavs got wide open 3's after wide open 3's.

[tDotted]

Ibaka is just useless out there. He is awful. JV continues to be a non factor against the Cavs. And OG just stinks. They didn't get anything from these 3 tonight.

OG was decent on the ball vs LeBron. It was the off ball action that killed him

[Demographic Shift]

3 rd game in 4 nights....

On the second game of a back to back on the road...

And brad Stevens sent over his genius certified special coaching plan to shoot 15 of 24 from the arc for the night to Larry drew as a courtesy one time only gift...

They lost by 3....no blow out..... no moral victory as they’re pissed they lost that one....

And so ends the notion the-raps have no chance in Cleveland...

[Superjudge]

Toronto won't get calls when it matters, they won't get out of the east. James was uarded beautifully by Siakam, but instead of being shut down, James literally pushed him off constantly and hit his arms away. People might think this is no big deal. But it is. It's just how Donaghy says the rest change the game, it's always subtle. Toronto is winning, let Cleveland get away with physical stuff and ignore a call or two... Momentum gone, game over. Oh, he was fouled on the last shot. I'm a ghost again.

[GLF]

Our defence has to be out of the top 5 now. Been terrible the last couple games

[The Claw Reborn]

Thought a well officiated game...

Starters were lazy in the third...their usual m.o. bench will pick them up.

Bite them hard tonight

And skeptics are still right

[Hotshot]

Calderon + Hill last game: 5 points combined

Tonight: 34 points on 80% shooting

LOL..

Lowry and Deozan suck at defence.

[The Great One]

Ibaka is just useless out there. He is awful. JV continues to be a non factor against the Cavs. And OG just stinks. They didn't get anything from these 3 tonight.

[sanyo]

Well at least CLE didnt blow us away either, they had to work hard for the win...

[Mitch P]

Some strange substitution patterns tonight. JV and Delon disappeared in the second half and I thought both played VERY well when they were in. JV was almost unstoppable. I think Casey is far too fond of Ibaka. I know there was an article on RR arguing that he is under appreciated, creates room for Demar etc, etc but I don't see it. Siakam could and should be playing more minutes. Oh well....lets hope it was a learning experience; and not just for Lebron.

[Hotshot]

Positives..kept it close till the end of the game in an away game after a back to back... and the Cavs keep the 3rd seat so overall not bad... we will see them again in 2 weeks with 3 games rest so no excuses.