Raptors absorb major beatdown in Game 5

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CLEVELAND — The Toronto Raptors have accomplished so much this season. But they just can’t seem to hang with the Cleveland Cavaliers on the road in the Eastern Conference finals.

After holding serve at home to even the series 2-2, the Raptors were trounced yet again in Cleveland, as they fell 116-78 on Wednesday in Game 5.

“They kicked our butts,” Raptors coach Dwane Casey said. “That’s the bottom line. You get outrebounded by 21 [48-27] and commit 19 turnovers [for 30 Cleveland points]. Their physicality, we didn’t meet that standard tonight. And for whatever reason, we haven’t met it here in this building. That’s the bottom line. That’s the ballgame. That’s been all three games.”

Toronto has lost Games 1, 2 and 5 at Quicken Loans Arena by a combined 88 points. The Raptors will try to avoid playoff elimination on Friday in Game 6 at Air Canada Centre.

“It’s 3-2. It was embarrassing tonight the way we played, but it’s one game,” Casey said. “The series is not over.”

Winners of Game 5 in best-of-seven series tied at 2 go on to win the series 82 percent of the time, according to ESPN Stats & Information.

LeBron James (23 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds), Kyrie Irving (23 points) and Kevin Love (25 points) were dominant for three quarters before enjoying some rest in the fourth. The Cavs are a perfect 7-0 this season when every member of their big three scores 20 or more. Cleveland shot 57.1 percent from the field and had the edge in pretty much every statistical category.

Delon Wright, DeMar DeRozan and the rest of the Raptors had a close-up view of a bad night. Steve Russell/Getty Images

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