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The Past Season in Review: The Cleveland Cavaliers’ Largest Wins in 2015-2016

By Mikaela Rakos

May 23, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) reacts after dunking for a basket against Toronto Raptors in the second quarter of game four of the Eastern conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
May 23, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) reacts after dunking for a basket against Toronto Raptors in the second quarter of game four of the Eastern conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports /
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1. Cleveland vs. Toronto Raptors

The Cavs’ largest margin of victory was not in the regular season, but in the playoffs onMay 25, 2016 against the Toronto Raptors. After the Cavs jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the series, the Raptors defended their home court and tied the series up at 2-2. But the Cavs made a statement in Game 5. Behind 20+ point performances from the Big Three, the Cavs won the game by their largest margin of victory for the season.

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Love, who had struggled greatly in Toronto, had a stellar game. He scored 25 points on 8-of-10 shooting, 3-of-4 from three and a perfect 6-of-6 and added two rebounds, two assists, one steal and two blocks. LeBron recorded 23 points on 10-of17 shootings and 2-of-4 from three, six rebounds, eight assists, two steals and one block. And Kyrie scored 23 points on 9-of-17 and had three rebounds, three assists, three steals and one block.

Several other members of the Cavs played well and contributed to the margin of victory. Jefferson scored 11 points and grabbed 6 rebounds, while Thompson added nine points and 10 rebounds. Smith added seven points, six rebounds and four steals and Frye also added seven points.

In this game, the Cavs set the record for largest lead at halftime (31 points), recorded the largest lead at the end of the third quarter since 1990 (40 points) and tied the fifth largest Conference Final victory ever with a 116-78, 38-point win.

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