Raptors fall to Cavaliers in Game 1 as Toronto returns to playoffs - BERITAJA

The NBA playoffs officially sewage underway Saturday, but the Toronto Raptors didn’t get the commencement they were hoping for.

Toronto fell 126-113 to the Cleveland Cavaliers successful Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round series, marking the team’s first playoff quality successful 4 years.

The playoffs travel the NBA’s play-in tournament, which ran from Tuesday to Friday and wished the last 2 seeds successful each conference.

Teams that mislaid successful the play-in were eliminated, while winners precocious to the first round.

While the Raptors kept things adjacent successful the first half Saturday, Cleveland pulled distant successful the second, building a 21-point lead heading into the 4th quarter.

RJ Barrett and Scottie Barnes led Toronto’s offence, pinch Barrett scoring 24 points — the about ever by a Canadian successful a Raptors playoff debut.

For Cleveland, Donovan Mitchell scored 32 points, while Max Strus added 24 disconnected the chair successful a playoff profession high. James Harden had 22 points and 10 assists, and Evan Mobley chipped successful pinch 17 points and 7 rebounds.

Outside Scotiabank Arena, fans gathered successful Jurassic Park, pinch galore braving rainy conditions to watch the game.

For many, the playoff ambiance brought backmost memories of 2019, erstwhile Toronto captured its first NBA championship.

Despite the Game 1 loss, fans said they stay assured the squad could bounce backmost successful the best-of-seven series.

Game 2 is group for Monday successful Cleveland.