Cavs rout Raptors, improve to 9-0 this postseason

Cavs rout Raptors, improve to 9-0 this postseason

LeBron James hardly missed and scored 24 points in three quarters, Kyrie Irving scored 27 and Cleveland picked up where it left off before a long layoff by thumping the Toronto Raptors 115-84 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Tuesday night.

James made his first nine shots — one an arena-rattling powerhouse dunk — and the Cavs, healthy and hungry after losing to the Warriors in the Finals a year ago, shot 67 percent from the field in the first half while improving to 9-0 this postseason.

[...] unlike their second-round series when they made 77 three-pointers and swept Atlanta, the Cavs did most of their damage from close range.

The Cavs outscored the Raptors 33-16 in the second quarter when James personally welcomed the Raptors to the East’s finals with a devastating dunk.