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Gameday Preview: Cleveland Cavaliers at Toronto Raptors

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

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Following the Raptors season-opening frenzy on Wednesday night, the team up-north looks to build on their momentum in an early-season game against the defending champions.

In the second game of the season, the Toronto Raptors host the Cleveland Cavaliers in game one of their four-game regular season series. This will be the Cavaliers’ first trip back to the Air Canada Centre since ending the Raptors’ historic playoff run in game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Let’s hope tonight’s game is not reminiscent of the last game.

May 17, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) slam dunks during the third quarter against the Toronto Raptors in game one of the Eastern conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs won 115-84. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports

3 Keys to Victory for Toronto

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Oct 26, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan (10) goes up for a basket past Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond (0) in the second half at Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports

3 keys to Victory for Cleveland

Prediction

In recent history, the competition between the Raptors and the Cavaliers seems to result in either a hard-fought win for the Raptors, or a complete blow-out by the Cavs. In my opinion, tonight’s game will be reminiscent of Lowry’s game winner in February.

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