Cavs not concerned with losses to Raptors, believe they're a different team
The Cavaliers lost to the Raptors three times during the regular season, but they haven't played since late November.
INDEPENDENCE — The Toronto Raptors beat the Cavaliers three times in a regular season, a storyline that will surely follow their first-round playoff series. But the Cavs are sort of just shrugging at that angle of the matchup. Yes, the Raptors swept the Cavs during the regular season to set up an interesting element to the No.
4 vs No. 5 series matchup . But the Cavs would point out all three loses came within a 25-day stretch in late October and November, so they're leaving 2025 in 2025.
The Cavs were beaten by the Raptors Oct. 31, Nov. 13 and No.
24, with the first two games being in Cleveland. All three games appeared in quick succession on the schedule. In addition to those games being played more than four months ago, the Cavs also underwent a roster reshuffling at the trade deadline, adding James Harden to the starting lineup and Dennis Schroder and Keon Ellis to the rotation.