Cavaliers impose their will to dominate Raptors in Game 1
CLEVELAND — Which team would impose their preferred style on the other?
Would the Cleveland Cavaliers manage to keep Game 1 of their first-round series against the Toronto Raptors a mostly half-court affair, where their superior backcourt play and size advantage in the paint would have the most impact?
Or would the Raptors be able to speed the game up, force turnovers and play the game in the open floor, which was a key to their identity through the regular season, and especially in their three matchups against the Cavs. Toronto won all three of those — albeit all of them before Nov. 25th — and had a 62-38........
