TORONTO -- It had been a long time since the Cleveland Cavaliers weren't been able to dictate a game -- actually, about six weeks since they’d even lost a game with LeBron James playing.
But finally the Toronto Raptors were able to dent the Cavs, winning Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals, 99-84, to bring the series to 2-1 and stop Cleveland’s 17-game conference playoff winning streak dating back to last season.
The Raptors executed a game-plan switch, focusing far more on keeping the Cavs away from the basket and gambling on letting their 3-point shooters have space.