The Canadians took home the second match and resumed the intrigue in the confrontation with the “Cleveland”.
Three days ago, even the most optimistic fans of “Toronto” could not imagine that their team after two crushing defeats away will be able at home twice to deal with the notebook favorite Eastern conference. A month after the start of the playoffs “raptors” began to show the level of play that allowed them to take second place in the regular season.
Kyle Lowry and Demar derozan – today the duet of leaders of the “Toronto” was simply irresistible. Beckort “reptile” with the implementation of the game with 28 of 46 scored 67 points, and the whole team sold 53% of shots from the game. “Cleveland” has managed to patch up the hole with the game on the boards, however bad the fixation on three-point shots and the attendant failure of the launch of begmanov forced the Cavaliers to start the series from scratch.
In the beginning of the third period, Toronto had a 18-point advantage, however his lead all Canadians lost. During the decisive 12-minute the leader changed eight times, and all agreed the snatch masters 8:0. With the score 2:2 the series returns to Ohio.
See also: NBA: Cleveland defeated Toronto in the first round of the East
Toronto — Cleveland— 105:99 (27:24, 30:17, 21:28, 27:30), the account in a series 2:2
T: Lauri (35 + 5 rebounds + 5 assists + 3 steals), Derozan (32), Carroll (11).
To: James (29 + 9 rebounds + 6 assists), Irving (26 + 6 transfers), fry (12 + 6 rebounds).
