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Yes, Cleveland would become the first team to go 12-0 into the NBA Finals. While the second-best team in the East stands in their way, Cleveland sports have probably never placed faith more confidently than in this year’s Eastern Conference Finals matchup against the Toronto Raptors. The reasons are manifested throughout this matchup, where one […]

After coming up with a huge Game 7 win to advance to the franchise’s first ever Eastern Conference Finals, Kyle Lowry was asked about how tough it would be to defend LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. While answering the question, Lowry said “LeBron is probably one of the best players in the league aside […]

The Toronto Raptors have played a maximum amount of 14 games through this 2016 postseason. They escaped their first round Game 7 win on a foul not called by DeMar DeRozan. They were able to overpower the shorthanded Miami Heat in the second round, and now they’re looking at the Cleveland Cavaliers. Although they’ve yet […]

Toronto Raptors coach Dwane Casey is a very wise man. After seeing how the subtle jabs from Kent Bazemore and the not so subtle shots from Stanley Johnson aimed at LeBron James backfired, he has elected to take a less agitative stance towards his opponent. RELATED: VIDEO: Kyle Lowry Takes Subtle Jab At LeBron James […]

After reaching its first Eastern Conference Finals, the North left behind three franchises (Pelicans, Hornets, Clippers) in the NBA without a final four appearance. However, the Raptors are probably the first No. two seed in a while to have expectations of reaching the conference finals as low as their’s. Toronto found some continuity after responding […]

After a week of waiting, the Cleveland Cavaliers opponents have finally been revealed and it’s the Toronto Raptors. The team that was chasing them for the top spot in the Eastern Conference will be the team they meet for another appearance in the NBA Finals. RELATED: LeBron James Sent Message To Dwyane Wade Before Heat/Raptors […]

The road to the conference finals may have been completely different for these two teams but that holds no bearing now. The Cleveland Cavaliers and Toronto Raptors have had each other at the back of their heads already even in the regular season. RELATED: VIDEO: Raptors Fans Chant “We Want Cleveland” As Toronto Closes Out […]

As the Toronto Raptors closed out the Miami Heat in Game 7 of the East Semifinals, their fans started celebrating and cheering. And then it happened. With under a minute left, the fans started chanting “We Want Cleveland.” They’ll get their chance starting Tuesday at 7PM EST on ESPN. https://twitter.com/CavsNationTV/status/731984319120433156

The Cleveland Cavaliers are awaiting their opponent for the 2016 Eastern Conference Finals, and they’ll finally get their answer on Sunday. Instead of practicing in the morning/afternoon on the day of the game, the Cavs are using a different approach to practice, a wait-and-see approach, according to the Associated Press. RELATED: LeBron James Reveals What […]

The Toronto Raptors are in the midst of their best season. After finishing the regular season with 56 wins, the most in team history, the Raptors won their first round series matchup against the Indiana Pacers in a thrilling seven-game series. This was the team’s first series win since the 2000-2001 season. The Eastern Conference […]

If you’ve been seeing some of our posts recently, you’ve seen that Richard Jefferson has been making some good use of his time by entertaining Cavs fans and Snapchat users everywhere. Most recently, he’s RELATED: shown the Cavs get down and party at a team get-together hosted by Kevin Love as well as proven that […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are getting ready to set for the Eastern Conference Finals just a few days away. The final schedule hasn’t been released yet, mostly because it depends on whether the Toronto Raptors finish off the Miami Heat in six games Friday or have to play a Game 7 back in Toronto. Sam Amico […]

The 2015-2016 has been very a very exciting season to say the least. There have been a ton of storylines that captured national audiences this season. Some of your usual heavy-hitters have played extremely well and find themselves at the top of the NBA playoff picture while some teams have been a surprise and look […]

With 13 games remaining in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ schedule, the regular season’s end is within sight, and playoff positioning begins to be a hot topic of conversation. The Toronto Raptors are the only team in the Eastern Conference with a realistic chance of catching the Cavaliers for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. With that, […]

The Raptors are now within two games of the Cavs in the standings, and it wasn’t a good sign to see the Cavs give up yet yet another big lead in the second half, and specifically, the fourth quarter. RELATED: VIDEO: Kevin Love Reveals Just How Much This Game Meant To The Cavs One Cavalier, […]

The Toronto Raptors have inched closer to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the standings after the Raptors victory last night. With a three game lead in the standings and a 14-point lead in the third quarter, the Cavs looked like they could put the Raptors away, but fell again in Toronto, their second loss there this […]

After leading for most of the game, the Cleveland Cavaliers fell to the Toronto Raptors 97 to 99, squandering a 14 point lead and a nine point fourth-quarter lead in the loss. RELATED: LeBron James Fires Back At Haters and Critics J.R. Smith finished with 13 points and three rebounds on 5-of-8 from the field, […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of the page to see all the highlights from tonight’s game! In a game that might have been a preview of the eastern conference finals, the Cavs lost to the Raptors by the score 99-97. The Cavs had no answer for the Raptors All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry, as he […]

If you were to have asked me at the start of the season who the Cavs biggest rival in the East was going to be, I would have said with 100% certainty the Miami Heat. A healthy Wade and Bosh, a surging Whiteside, a premier combo guard and a rookie who could immediately contribute off […]

With just three days left until the voting period ended, Kyrie Irving had a 32,285 vote lead on Kyle Lowry for the final guard spot in the 2016 NBA All-Star Game in Toronto. It looked like Irving might be able to squeeze out the victory out and start in the All-Star Game. Final All Star […]

The Cavs got absolutely obliterated by the Golden State Warriors on Monday night. There’s really no easier way to put it. They’ll have to come back and recover from this in a tough back-to-back set against the Brooklyn Nets and the L.A. Clippers. RELATED: Top 5 LeBron James All Star Moments LeBron James and his […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of the page to see all the highlights from tonight’s game! The Cleveland Cavaliers came into tonight’s game against the Toronto Raptors with a three game winning streak on their hands. At 21-9, the Cavs looked to extend their lead over the rest of the Eastern Conference. Cleveland and Toronto […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have stopped doing their pregame introductions early this season as to not have any distracts before the game. They take the floor early, and await their opponents for the opening tip. The Cavs stirred up some controversy a few games ago when they faced the Toronto Raptors and took the floor early. […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ road woes continue in Toronto and the atmosphere within the visiting team’s locker room after the game was said to be a tense one. The Cavs were dominated by a Raptors team who missed the services of its best big man in Jonas Valanciunas due to an injury. The points in the […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of the page to see all the highlights from tonight’s game! The Cavs lost a tough one tonight in Toronto, by the score of 103-99. The game was close throughout, but the Raptors, behind the scoring and playmaking of Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan, pulled away late in the fourth […]

Find all of today’s top plays and highlights on the next page below! The Cleveland Cavaliers came to Canada winless but with much excitement as they knew they were facing the Toronto Raptors with added reinforcement. After months of being sidelined, All Star power forward Kevin Love finally returns to fold for the Cavaliers. LeBron […]

Once again, a former Cleveland Cavaliers number one overall pick is set for a homecoming. All parallels end at that, however. After being released by the Minnesota Timberwolves, Anthony Bennett has cleared waivers and, if reports are accurate, is likely going home to Canada to join the Toronto Raptors. Once this happens, Bennett will be […]

Back and forth we go between Tristan Thompson and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Thompson wants the 5-year, $94 million max contract. Cleveland, on the other hand, feels the 5-year, $80 million they offered is more than enough. After all, Thompson is just a bench player and rebounder, and no matter how spectacular he was in the […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cavs cruised past a Kyle Lowry-less Raptors 120-112 this evening in the Air Canada Center. Despite giving up 38 points in the 4th quarter, the Cavs were able to hold on and ride out their lead. This was […]

It’s no secret: the East lacks competition, with teams that pale in comparison to the West. This season, however, looks like the start of a new age for the East, as the conference has all eight spots up for grabs. With some surprisingly good teams as well as some disappointing teams, here’s how the 2015 […]

AP Photo/Canadian Press, Nathan Denette The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Toronto Raptors on the road, 105-91, and extended their winning streak to six games. The Toronto Raptors came into tonight tied for the 3rd best overall record in the NBA with a strong 15-4 record. They were on a two-game winning streak entering tonight’s game […]

Cavs Nation’s Matt Thomas Air Canada Centre, 7:30 PM EST The Cavs are now on a 5 win-streak (10-7) following the 90-87 win last night against the New York Knicks. Tonight the Cavs will be facing the Toronto Raptors in the Air Canada Centre at 7:30 PM EST. Last time these two teams met, the […]

David Richard/USA TODAY Sports The Cleveland Cavaliers came into tonight’s game looking to end their 3 game losing streak as well as the Toronto Raptors 3 game winning streak. They started off on fire in the first quarter, and then everything went downhill from there. The Raptors came back from a 34-21 first quarter deficit […]

Frank Victores-USA TODAY Sports Despite the haunted memories of the catastrophe LeBron and the Cavs suffered in the finals seconds against the Spurs, LeBron has not shied away from his game. Here, LeBron redeems his behind the back dribble to lose the Raptors and find a cutting Anderson Varejao. LeBron James. https://t.co/1FlQnH4dBz — Želimir HBK (@ZeljkObradovic) […]

Cavs Nation’s Matt Thomas The Cleveland Cavaliers come back home on the second night of a back-to-back set to take on the surging Toronto Raptors Saturday night at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavaliers come in with a record of 5-6 and are losers of 3 straight after an impressive 4-game win streak last week. During […]