NBA Preview: Cleveland Cavaliers Aim to Close the Deal, Toronto Raptors Look to Even the Series in Game 6
Ritz Agranum | | May 27, 2016 01:47 PM EDT |
(Photo : gettyimages.com) James will once again lead the Cavs against the Raptors in Game 6 of their best-of-seven match up.
As the series heads back north of the border, the Cleveland Cavaliers will set their focus on closing out the Toronto Raptors when they play Game Six of the seven-game tie at the Air Canada Centre on Friday evening.
The Wine and Gold are currently back in the front seat of the series with a 3-2 lead after demolishing the Raptors with a 116-78 victory in Game Five at the Quicken Loans Arena on Wednesday. The Cavalier's 38-point triumph in the most recent game was the largest postseason victory in franchise history (previously 31, 115-84, vs. Toronto in Game 1).
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Another victory would seal the team's third trip to the NBA Finals and the chance to claim the NBA championships for the first time in the history of the franchise. It will also mark the sixth straight finals appearance of the four-time MVP James in his NBA career.
James, who has compiled a series-high of 123 points, 40 rebounds and 34 assists with 11 steals and 3 blocked shots in the last five games, is expected to lead the Dan Gilbert-owned basketball team to cap the series in Toronto. All-Stars Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love are expected to give the squad's all-time leading scorer the much needed offensive support. Love and Irving scored 25 points and 23 points respectively in Game Five.
"We want to come in with the approach that this is our Game 7," Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue said. "We've worked hard all season to get to this point, and we want to treat this next game as our Game 7."
The Raptors will be looking to use their home court advantage to even the series and force a Game Seven. They have a 0-4 advantage against the Cavs this season at the ACC.
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