Cleveland Cavaliers Handle Home Court, Take 2-0 Lead to Toronto CLEVELAND —

#Cavs beat the Raptors 115-105, take 2-0 series lead to Canada. open.substack.com/pub/theinsid...

That was such an absurd windmill gather and scoop layup by Mitchell.

#Cavs have been excellent on the offensive end of the floor early on here. They're getting to whatever spots they want at will. Really impressive start. Raptors call the game's first timeout with the Cavs in front 15-7.

Ball is up. Game 2 between the #Cavs and Raptors is underway here at Rocket Arena.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are 9.5-point favorites tonight at home in Game 2 against the Toronto Raptors.

Dean Wade's Defense Earning the Proper Credit Wade was the team's fifth starter in Game 1, and that shouldn't change.

Wrote about the job Dean Wade did definitely against Brandon Ingram on Saturday in Game 1. I’d expect this matchup to be very important once again tonight. open.substack.com/pub/theinsid...

Game 1 Observations: Setting the Tone, Donovan Mitchell's Opening and More The Cavs made a very specific statement on Saturday afternoon.

Game 1s are often about making statements and sending messages. The #Cavs made theirs loud and clear on Saturday afternoon.

Thoughts on that plus Donovan Mitchell, Max Strus, Mobley vs. Barnes and more! open.substack.com/pub/theinsid...

Cleveland Cavaliers Earn Game 1 Victory Over Toronto Raptors CLEVELAND —

I'll have much more from today over at Locked On Cavs and The Inside Shot!

You can check out my running journal from today's game and get 30% off The Inside Shot here: open.substack.com/pub/theinsid...

#Cavs beat the Toronto Raptors in Game 1 126-113. Mitchell led all scorers with 32 points, Strus had 24 off the bench, Harden had 22 & 10 and Mobley had 17. A relatively stress-free win for the Cavs.

Cleveland leads the series 1-0.

#Cavs have opened up the second half on a quick 6-0 run and the Raptors want a timeout. Lead is up to 13 points for the Cavs, largest it's been so far today.

#Cavs lead the Raptors 61-54 at the half. Raptors have hit some pretty big shots to stay in this after it felt like it was teetering for a bit. Cavs led by as many as 10 near the end of the half.

Harden has 15, Mitchell has 13 and Strus has 11 for Cleveland.

Scottie Barnes heads to the bench with two fouls less than five minutes into this one. Donovan Mitchell hits a 3-pointer immediately after to put the #Cavs up 13-11 and Toronto calls the first timeout of the series.

Ball is up. Game 1 between the #Cavs and Raptors is underway here at Rocket Arena.

NBA Playoffs have officially arrived.

#Cavs are starting James Harden, Donovan Mitchell, Dean Wade, Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen in Game 1 against the Toronto Raptors.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Toronto Raptors: Three Keys and a Prediction The NBA Playoffs have arrived.

Three keys to the series for the #Cavs plus my prediction on how things turn out over at The Inside Shot. Plus, a 30% off coupon inside! open.substack.com/pub/theinsid...

he’s not in the rotation when they’re fully healthy.

The #Cavs say that Thomas Bryant (calf strain) is out against the Toronto Raptors for Game 1.

Everyone else is available.

Cleveland is slated to have its entire rotation available for the first time this season.

The Cleveland Cavaliers will be wearing their Navy Classic Edition uniforms against the Toronto Raptors in Games 1 and 2 at Rocket Arena.

Just want to quickly say thank you to everyone following along this season over at Locked On Cavs and The Inside Shot! The playoffs should be very exciting, but I don't take for granted how lucky I am that I get to do this full-time and it wouldn't be possible without you guys.

Gonna do a Two Big Questions edition of Locked On Cavs early this afternoon. Any #Cavs questions?

#Cavs starting lineups in their matchups vs. TOR
Oct. 31 – Evan Mobley, De'Andre Hunter, Dean Wade, Jaylon Tyson & Lonzo Ball
Nov. 13 – Donovan Mitchell, Sam Merill, Hunter, Mobley & Jarrett Allen (5th game in 7 nights)
Nov. 24 – Mitchell, Ball, Tyson, Mobley & Larry Nance Jr.

The Cleveland Cavaliers will face the Toronto Raptors in the first round.

#Cavs lead the Wizards 65-55 at halftime. They led by as many as 25 earlier in the half but didn't close it out well. Tyson has 14, Tomlin has 13 and Strus has 10.

Jaylon Tyson has hit three 3s so far in eight minutes. Probably good for him to see the ball go through the rim and find some rhythm. #Cavs are up 41-18 with 1:36 left in the first quarter.

Washington is very bad.

Ball is up. Game 82 between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Washington Wizards is underway here at Rocket Arena.

#Cavs will have the following players available:

Jaylon Tyson
Max Strus
Larry Nance Jr.
Craig Porter Jr.
Tyrese Proctor
Nae'Qwan Tomlin
Riley Minix
Tristan Enaruna
Olivier Sarr

Players out for the #Cavs for tomorrow's season finale against Washington: Jarrett Allen, Keon Ellis, Thomas Bryant, Evan Mobley, James Harden, Donovan Mitchell, Sam Merrill, Dennis Schroder and Dean Wade.

#Cavs lose to the Hawks 124-102 and are now locked in at the No. 4 seed. They shot the ball very poorly from beyond the arc in a game in which the Hawks played with a much higher level of intensity.

All that's left is to see who finishes in the No. 5 spot and comes to Cleveland.

#Cavs trail the Hawks 61-48 at the half. CJ McCollum has gone off for Atlanta with 25 in the first half.

Evan Mobley needs to play just over six minutes in the second half in order to reach 65 games played and be eligible for awards.

#Cavs trail the Hawks 27-22 after the first quarter. Thought they actually did a solid job generating looks offensively but only went 2 of 10 from beyond the arc.

Don't think there's going to be a ton to take away from this one, though.