The Cleveland Cavaliers were ground to a pulp on the defensive end by the Toronto Raptors on Monday in a 133-113 road loss, as the unselfish and tough Raps shot 58.4% from the field and had 31 assists, as noted by ESPN.
The biggest problem, which veterans Kevin Love, Tristan Thompson and John Henson emphasized and was hit on by The Athletic‘s Kelsey Russo (subscription required) and Cleveland.com’s Chris Fedor, was defensive transition.
That’s not new as Russo and Fedor demonstrated, and Cavs fans can often hear Wine and Gold legend and play-by-play announcer Austin Carr mention time and time again that the Cavaliers’ transition defense is an ongoing problem.