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Cavaliers hit ludicrous speed, crush Raptors in Game 1
- Updated: May 18, 2016
11:38 PM ET
CLEVELAND — The Richard Jefferson power drive, that was the moment it crossed over from impressive to ridiculous.
The Cleveland Cavaliers were a little defiant over the last week as they insisted they were not just a 3-point shooting team. In fact, it might’ve been the quickest way to turn LeBron James into a grump over the eight-day break leading into the Eastern Conference Finals. Their record-setting long range shooting against the Atlanta Hawks, both in volume and accuracy, made it hard to buy.
So perhaps it was to send a message — or more likely it was because they could exploit the Raptors’ rim protection — but the Cavs turned Game 1 into a 115-85 rout with their relentless interior play.
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