LeBron James and the Cavs, thus, await who they will meet for the Conference championship—either the Boston Celtics or the Philadelphia 76ers, who are still facing of for the right in their half of the semis. The Cavs’ sweeping conquest of the Raptors brought to 130-0 the count for the teams, which lead, 3-0, winning a NBA playoff. The Cavs have beaten Toronto for the third consecutive postseason—4-2 in the 2016 conference finals, 4-0 in last season’s conference semifinals and 4-0 in this season’s conference semifinals. Monday’s victory, likewise, raised to 10 the Cavs’ consecutive playoff victories over the Raptors coming from Toronto’s franchise record 59-win in the regular season, making them the No. Teams with James at the forefront, have now won 23 consecutive conference series, and Cleveland is 44-8 in the conference playoffs since he returned to the Cavs.

Source: Manila Times May 09, 2018 13:07 UTC