Cleveland Cavaliers

“He'll take what they give him, and he'll make the right play,” Kenny Atkinson said. “That to me is what wins.”

The Toronto Raptors are coming into their opening round series of the NBA playoffs against the Cleveland Cavaliers without home-court advantage. The Cavs are the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference and the Raptors are the No. 5 seed. But consider Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic as one who is unmoved by the Cavs’ […] The post Darko Rajakovic shows zero fear over Cavs’ home-court advantage appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Toronto Raptors (46-36, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (52-30, fourth in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Saturday, 1 p.m. EDT LINE: Cavaliers -8.5; over/under is 219.5 EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Cavaliers host first series matchup BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Cavaliers host the Toronto Raptors to open the Eastern Conference first round. Toronto went 3-0 against Cleveland during the regular season. The Raptors won the last regular season matchup 110-99 on Tuesda...

The Toronto Raptors return to the NBA Playoffs spotlight for the first time since 2021-2022. Many across the roundball universe believe the No. 4 seeded Cleveland Cavaliers are the far superior team, however. Brandon Ingram isn’t buying into the social media criticism of the fifth-seeded Raptors, though. Ingram put the internet critics on blast Thursday […] The post Raptors’ Brandon Ingram fires savage response to ‘idiots on social media’ appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Plenty is settled for the Cavs entering the playoffs. That fifth starter spot? Not so much. Coach Kenny Atkinson said he still hasn’t locked in who will join James Harden, Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen in the opening lineup. “I don’t want to say something [now and then] we change [it],” Atkinson said. […] The post Cavs’ Kenny Atkinson keeping small forward spot ‘flexible’ appeared first on Hoops Wire.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are entering the 2026 NBA playoffs with only one goal in mind: get over the hump. It is year four of the Donovan Mitchell contending journey in Cleveland, and the furthest they’ve gotten in the playoffs is the second round (in 2024 and 2025). The clock is ticking on the Cavs, especially […] The post Why Cavs will bring back bad Raptors memories with 6-game victory in 2026 NBA Playoffs appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Jared Dubin and Mo Dakhil discuss the spectacular Hornets-Heat and Blazers-Suns Play-In games, run through the rest of their end-of-season awards picks, and talk about the major questions that will define each playoff series. Timestamps (00:00) Intro (01:15) Hornets-Heat (14:54) Blazers-Suns (22:25) End-of-season awards (41:03) Knicks-Hawks (47:37) Cavaliers-Raptors (52:59) Spurs-Blazers (58:59) Nuggets-Timberwolves (1:03:42) Lakers-Rockets Subscribe to RealGM Radio on Apple Podcasts, Spotify...

Grading the Cavs through the regular season.

Now we’ve got the full picture. After locking in the No. 4 seed, the Cavs officially know the entire first-round schedule against the No. 5 Raptors. Game 1 was already set for Saturday. Now the rest is filled in. Here’s how it lines up: Game 1 — Saturday, April 18 at Cleveland, 1:00 p.m. ET […] The post Cav-Raptors entire series schedule released appeared first on Hoops Wire.

The Cavaliers didn’t have to wait long to learn their playoff fate. After Sunday’s regular-season finale, players and coaches gathered in the locker room at Rocket Arena, eyes on the TV as the Celtics and Magic wrapped up the East bracket. A Boston win meant one thing — the Cavs would face the Raptors. That’s exactly how […] The post Cavs know what to expect from Raptors: ‘We just have to play our game’ appeared first on Hoops Wire.

Here's how USA TODAY predicts the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft will play out for the Miami Heat.

The Cavs will take on the Raptors in the first round.

The final day of the NBA regular season almost went perfectly for the Toronto Raptors. They got a series of results that moved them up to the #5 seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs. Unfortunately, Immanuel Quickley didn't finish the season unscathed by injury. Quickley exited the game early due to right hamstring tightness. He'll have an MRI to determine the extent of the injury. The good news is that Toronto will have nearly a week off, as they open the playoff at the Cleveland Cavaliers...

The Washington Wizards closed the 2025-26 regular season on Sunday with a 130-117 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Arena. The result gave the Wiz kids their 26th loss over the team’s final 27 games — mission accomplished in their race to the bottom of the standings. Sunday’s game was shaping up to be […]

The 2025-26 NBA regular season came to a close on Sunday

Nae’Qwan Tomlin scored a career-high 26 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers led wire-to-wire, defeating the Washington Wizards 130-117 Sunday in the regular-season finale for both teams. Rookie Jaylon Tyson was two assists shy of a triple double with 22 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists as the Cavaliers rested most of their key players because they were locked into the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference. Max Strus — who missed the first 67 games due to a broken left foot — played 18 min...

The Raptors have clinched a playoff spot in the East after beating the Nets 136-101. This will be Toronto’s first playoff appearance in four years. Scottie Barnes closed out his season with an 18-point triple-double, while RJ Barrett and Brandon Ingram contributed 26 and 25 points, respectively. “It’s a big relief,” Barnes said about reaching […]

With Game 82 in the books, here's a look at the Eastern Conference playoff seedings ahead of the play-in tournament.

Cleveland will take on the Toronto Raptors in the first round of the playoffs.