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Cavs vs. Raptors: Conference Semifinals Primer

Wine & Gold Gear Up for Third Straight Postseason Meeting with Raptors

There are several ways to look at the Cavaliers’ First Round series against Indiana – probably depending on whether you’re a glass-half-full or a glass-half-empty kind of person.

You could say that the Cavaliers – who’ve rumbled through the First (and Second) Rounds nearly unscathed over the past three postseasons – barely squeaked past a lower-seeded Pacers squad and it took LeBron James’ herculean efforts to do so.

Or, you could say that the upstart Pacers – the only Eastern Conference team with a winning record against Cleveland this year – were a specifically difficult matchup for the Cavaliers and, with them in the rearview mirror, they’ll hit their rhythm against a Raptors team that needed six games to beat the 8th-seeded Wizards.