The Past Season in Review: The Cleveland Cavaliers’ Largest Wins in 2015-2016
4. Cleveland vs. Toronto Raptors
Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals was on May 17, 2016 against the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors had beaten the Cavs twice in the regular season, so the series seemed daunting. But behind Kyrie and LeBron, the Cavs came out with a bang and put all those fears to bed.
Kyrie scored 27 points on 11-of-17 shooting and added two rebounds, five assists, two steals and two blocks. LeBron had 24 points on an outstanding 11-of-13 shooting and grabbed six rebounds, dished out four assists, and added two steals and one block.
Several other Cavs players also had solid performances including Love, who added 14 points on 4-of-8 shooting (2-of-4 on threes and 4-of-4 on free throws), four rebounds, three assists and one steal. Jefferson and Dellavedova added nine points, while Jefferson and Shumpert added eight points.
The Cavs won the game by 31 points with a final score of 115-84 and went up 1-0 in the series.
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