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Raptors defense shuts down Cavaliers in Game 3
- Updated: May 22, 2016
12:27 AM ET
The Toronto Raptors won their first Conference Finals game in franchise history, taking Game 3 from the Cleveland Cavaliers, 99-84.
Raptors’ defensive turnaround
For the first time this postseason, the Cavaliers were held to fewer than 100 points. Cleveland was also held to under 40 percent shooting for the first time this postseason (35.4 percent).
The key for the Raptors was keeping Cleveland out of the paint. The Cavaliers scored 20 paint points after averaging 53 paint points per game in the first two games. The 20 paint points were a season low and tied for Cleveland’s fewest in a game since LeBron James returned last season.
32 percent of the Cavaliers’ shot attempts came in the paint, compared to 51 percent in the first two games. As a result, the Cavaliers’ average shot attempt was 16.2 feet, 4.8 feet longer than it was in the first two games.
Cleveland shot 1-for-17 on 19 drives in Game 3 after going 17-29 in Games 1 and 2.
Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving combined to shoot 4-for-28 (14.3 percent) from the floor. That’s their worst combined shooting percentage since becoming teammates last season.
LeBron James shot 9-for-17, but only 2-for-7 when guarded by DeMarre Carroll. In the first two games, James shot 9-for-10 when guarded by Carroll.
Biyombo’s historic rebounding …
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