Raptors vs. Cavaliers: Game 5 Score and Twitter Reaction from 2016 NBA Playoffs

The Toronto Raptors landed two roundhouse punches in Games 3 and 4, sending the Cleveland Cavaliers reeling against the ropes as they headed back home.   

The Cavs responded Wednesday night at Quicken Loans Arena with what might have been a knockout blow.

LeBron James, Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving each scored more than 20 points, as Cleveland’s three heavyweights spearheaded a 116-78 Game 5 win that sent a crushing blow to Toronto’s NBA Finals hopes. The Cavaliers hold a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series.

Dominant on both ends of the floor, Cleveland never trailed after taking an 8-7 lead with eight minutes, 33 seconds remaining in the first quarter. The Cavs scored 37 points in the first and were leading by 31 heading into halftime. They finished the game shooting 57.1 percent, a complete 180-degree turn from their brick-filled trip north of the border.

Ryan Wolstat of the Toronto Sun came up with a unique categorization:

Cavs playing role of meteor tonight, Raptors playing role of dinosaurs.

— Ryan Wolstat (@WolstatSun) May 26, 2016

Love, derided after a pair of abysmal performances on both ends of the floor in Toronto, was the Cavs’ shining star in Game 5. He went 8-of-10 from the floor, making all six of his field-goal attempts in the first half. The three-time All-Star was as hot as he’s ever been in a Cavaliers uniform, even blocking two shots for the first time since March 23.

Fear the Sword offered its thoughts:

Kevin Love has heard your slander

— FearTheSword (@FearTheSword) May 26, 2016

Jason Lloyd of the Akron Beacon Journal hit the Twitter world with some Love facts—albeit ones that could use some context:

Kevin Love …

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