There’s no other way to put it – Wednesday’s home contest at The Q is the biggest game of the season for the Cavaliers. It’s not a must-win, but considering the way they’ve played north of the border this year, it’s one that they need badly.
The Playoffs were cruising along for Cleveland, blowing past Detroit and Atlanta, rewriting the history books along the way. When the Cavaliers arrived in Toronto on Friday afternoon, they’d won 17 straight Eastern Conference Playoff games. Coming into tonight’s matchup at The Q, the series is tied at two games apiece after the Raptors backcourt duo of DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry combined for 67 points on Monday night and Bismack Biyombo has collected 40 boards over the past two games.