The Cleveland Cavaliers had a rough regular season — by their standards. And, while they sweep their first round matchup, this next round will offer an unpleasant challenge.
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The Toronto Raptors, who pushed the Cleveland Cavaliers to six games last season, were the Cavs’ only Eastern Conference opponent to not be sweep. This year, this team has tried to build a team centered around beating the Cavaliers. They added two key players in Serge Ibaka and P.J. Tucker. The first improves their rebounding, shot blocking, rim-protecting, and shooting, and the latter is supposed to an infamous LeBron-stopper.