Cavs vs Raptors predictions. Who wins Game 5 of NBA playoff series?
Back-to-back Cavaliers losses in Toronto brought the series to a 2-2 tie. So as the Cavs try to regroup, who wins Game 5? Here are our predictions.
The Cavaliers fooled around in Canada and found out . After absorbing losses on the road in Games 3 and 4, the Cavs are tied 2-2 with the Toronto Raptors in their best-of-seven first-round NBA playoff series. The fourth-seeded Cavs have home-court advantage against the fifth-seeded Raptors, so Game 5 is set to begin at 7:30 p.
m. Wednesday, April 29, in Cleveland. The series will shift back to Canada for Game 6 on Friday, May 1, and then return to Cleveland on Sunday, May 3, if Game 7 is necessary.
Cavs column: Cavaliers haunted by playoff ghosts in series vs Raptors | Opinion Here are Game 5 predictions from Beacon Journal writers Ryan Lewis and Nate Ulrich : Cavs vs Raptors Game 5 predictions Lewis : The Cavaliers have looked terrific at home and abysmal on the road thus far. Thankfully for them, Game 5 happens to be scheduled for Rocket Arena, which is in fact where they play their home games. The Cavs do still have home-court advantage, but their poor showing north of the border has not only sliced away a great deal of margin of error, it has placed an immense importance on those home-away trends continuing in Game 5.
Donovan Mitchell cannot again miss 18 shots in a single game. James Harden cannot again turn the ball over 7-8 times. Jarrett Allen probably cannot again be held to only one field goal.