Despite a hard-fought series, the Toronto Raptors’ playoff run came to a close in Cleveland as a third-quarter surge by the Cavaliers proved insurmountable in Game 7.
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The Toronto Raptors are seeing their season come to an end after a 114-102 loss against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 7 of the first round of the NBA Playoffs inside Rocket Arena.
Much like the first six games of the series, the home team built momentum and were able to pull out a win. Things were close between the Raptors and Cavs in the first half with Cleveland going into the locker room up by a single point.
In the third quarter, the Cavs made the right adjustments, outscoring the Raptors 38-19 to build a lead that Toronto could not get back.
The Raptors can feel accomplished for making it back to the playoffs for the first time in four years, but they should not be satisfied with how things ended. The Raptors were capable of getting further in the playoffs, so they need to identify where they went wrong and what they need to do in order to avoid an early exit again next year.
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