It’s safe to say Cleveland was not prepared for what the Toronto Raptors brought on Thursday night. Fresh off of a drubbing at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Cavaliers entered the North side of the border with an intent to get back in the right column. However, that was the furthest from what actually happened during the contest. While not having Kyle Lowry or Jonas Valuncnias should have limited Toronto, it certainly did not. Fred Van Vleet had a field day. That’s what kind of day it was.
Let’s look at the three takeaways from tonight.