Read more: Opinion| Dave Feschuk: Raptors’ Game 1 loss self-inflicted swoonArticle Continued BelowBoth clubs entered Tuesday’s knowing that if their stars performed, winning would hinge on which club’s complementary players played best. Before Tuesday’s game, Raptors head coach Dwane Casey acknowledged that James would likely pile up points, even as the Raptors employed myriad tactics to keep him off-balance. But he also pointed out that the Raptors couldn’t simply gang up on James and force other Cavs to try to win the game. Anunoby) did as good a job as you can do (guarding James),” Casey said. During Cleveland’s seven-game first-round series James accounted for 36.3 per cent of his team’s points, compared with 23 per cent Tuesday night.

Source: thestar May 02, 2018 03:00 UTC