The Cleveland Cavaliers and their third-ranked offense visit Toronto to take on the Raptors and their third-ranked defense in Game of the Eastern Conference Finals. Action begins at 8:30 pm ET on Monday, May 23 and can be seen on ESP and C+D.
The Raptors enter this game hoping for similar success after topping the Cavaliers 99-84 on Saturday. DeMar DeRozan was the game’s leading scorer with 32 points on 12-for-24 shooting.
Baskets could be hard to come by as Toronto ranks third in the league, allowing just 103.4 points per 100 possessions, while Cleveland is second (103.0). Also, the Cavaliers’s third-ranked offense (offensive efficiency of 109.7) will face off against the third-ranked defense of the Raptors (defensive efficiency of 103.4).
Notes
Cleveland has a stellar 40-10 record when it allows under 100 points this season. Toronto is 20-19 when it scores under 100.
When the Cavaliers give up at least 100 points to their opponent, they are 27-16. When the Raptors hit the century mark, they also have a winning record (45-15).
Cleveland’s offense and Toronto’s defense both rank third this season. Cleveland has an offensive rating of 109.7 and Toronto has a defensive rating of 103.4.
Ranked ninth in the NBA, Cleveland has an average field goal percentage of 46.1%. Toronto is 14-20 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Toronto Raptors average 23.0 three point attempts per game, and the Cleveland Cavaliers attempt 30.0 per game. When going for at least 25 three pointers in a game this season, both teams have winning records; Toronto is 25-14 and Cleveland is 50-21.
Toronto has an assist to turnover ratio of 1.51 this season (ranked 23rd). Cleveland ranks higher with an A/TO of 1.81 (ranked fifth).
The Toronto Raptors rebound 43.2 times per game and are ranked 19th. Ranked ninth, the Cleveland Cavaliers rebound 44.4 times per game.
Toronto is ranked 22nd in defensive rebounds, while Cleveland ranks 12th in offensive rebounds.
Though Toronto is one of the best in the league in forcing turnovers with opponents averaging a TOV% of 13.6% (ranked second), Cleveland has a winning 29-16 record SU when its TOV% is 13.6% or greater.
