Toronto Raptors – Cleveland Cavaliers : truth time in the Great North! 
The Toronto Raptors are staring down the barrel. Down 2-0 after two ugly losses in Ohio, the Canadians have no margin left if they want to avoid an early summer. Cleveland arrive brimming with confidence, riding a group that is humming along nicely. For the home side, the equation is brutally simple: win Game 3 and breathe life into the series, or sink fast.
Toronto: find the touch or go home 
Back at home, the Toronto Raptors need a spark. Barnes and Barrett did their bit in the last game, but there has been precious little help around them, leaving the Toronto Raptors constantly chasing the scoreboard. Right now, the biggest issue for the Toronto Raptors is their shooting from long range, stuck at a miserable 27% beyond the arc.
If they are going to turn this around, the Toronto Raptors need to free up Ingram, who has been completely locked down by Wade’s defense so far. The Toronto Raptors have shown they can bully teams on the glass, but the 22 turnovers have wrecked too much of their work in transition.
Rajakovic is still searching for the right mix in the paint, but the move to small ball has not exactly helped the Toronto Raptors protect the rim. Tonight, the Toronto Raptors have to play like their season depends on it, because 0-3 would be a hole from which teams almost never climb out. They need the Scotiabank Arena crowd roaring from the opening tip. If the Toronto Raptors do not start knocking down shots from deep, it could be a very long night.
Cleveland: the machine keeps rolling 
The Cavaliers are operating on a different level. With eight wins in their last ten, Atkinson’s team looks seriously powerful. The chemistry between James Harden and Evan Mobley has become a nightmare for opposing defenses. Mobley tore the paint apart in Game 2 with an 11-for-13 shooting night that was almost insultingly easy.
With Mitchell and Harden running the show, Cleveland have enough firepower to clear 110 points with regularity, even away from home. Their defense is no side note either, able to shut down top scorers with sharp tactical discipline. They head to Toronto with one clear aim: put this series on ice.
NBA Pick Raptors vs Cavaliers
Over 215.5 total points
Everything points to an attacking game. Toronto know they cannot win by sitting back and will need to raise the tempo to throw Cleveland off stride. On the other side, Cleveland have so many offensive weapons that they score with metronomic regularity.
The 215.5 line looks very reachable when you consider both teams’ pace and Cleveland’s habit of piling on points away from home. With the hosts desperate and the visitors loaded with punch, the scoreboard should start moving in a hurry.
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