For considerably longer than Game 1, the Toronto Raptors looked like they could run with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Halfway through Q2, the Raptors silenced the Quicken Loans Arena crowd by taking a one-point lead on a DeMar DeRozan jumper.
The fans found their voices once again, as the Cavaliers outscored the Raptors 16-2 in the half’s last four minutes. Cleveland’s breakneck pace broke Toronto’s neck.
The second half was more of the same. The Raptors never got within single digits of Cleveland’s lead.
Everything went the home team’s way. The Raptors were whistled for 31 personal fouls, the Cavs 16.