‘LeBronto’ was the worst thing that ever happened to the Toronto Raptors. They have now revamped and LeBron James can no longer be the one who ends their hopes in the NBA Playoffs. But, the Cleveland Cavaliers found other players to continue that legacy. The Cavs had such insane performances by James Harden, Evan Mobley, and Donovan Mitchell that some postseason records from 2016 started getting shattered.
Cavs’ Harden, Mitchell, Mobley break 2016 NBA Playoffs records vs. Raptors
When looking at the scoreboard that says 115-105, Raptors fans would be led to believe that this game was close when the reality says otherwise. The Cavs immediately buried the Raptors with a 26-19 first quarter performance that they could not recover from. After that, it was all just about making history in the NBA Playoffs.
To start, James Harden notched 28 points by knocking down nine of his 14 shots from the field while also registering five steals. He becomes the first Cavs player since LeBron James to have a 25-point and 5-steal game in the NBA Playoffs, per StatMuse.
Evan Mobley, on the other hand, was all about efficiency. He was able to knock down 11 of his 13 field goal attempts to score 25 points all while also grabbing eight rebounds. He became the first Cavs player since JR Smith to notch a 25 points on an 80% field goal percentage in the NBA Playoffs.
Topping it all off, Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points while knocking down 13 of his 23 shots from the field. This stat line now makes the Cavs guard have a top five all-time NBA Playoffs points per game as a guard.
It will not be a Raptors-Cavs NBA Playoffs series without players making history, whether it’s on the bad or good side. This now marks the 11th-straight postseason loss of the Raptors to the Cavs too. Can the fifth-seed in the Eastern Conference end their postseason drought when the series goes back to Canada?
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