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00:00:00It was Donovan Mitchell leading the way.
00:00:02The Cavs taking a 1-0 series lead with a decisive victory.
00:00:07Game 2, Cleveland's Big 3 accounted for 72% of their points.
00:00:12Took a 2-0 lead, but then in Game 3, Toronto shot it 58% from the floor, 61%
00:00:20from 3,
00:00:21and got on the board in this series, and yeah, they're the North.
00:00:26Here we go, always a terrific atmosphere here in Canada.
00:00:32Today's starting lineup is brought to you by Voya, Cleveland with Dean Wade, Evan Mobley,
00:00:38Jared Allen, James Harden, and Donovan Mitchell.
00:00:41Toronto with Scotty Barnes, Brandon Ingram, Yaka Pirtle, Jacoby Walter, and R.J. Barrett.
00:00:49The Raptors navigating this entire series without their starting point guard, Emmanuel, quickly.
00:01:02Cleveland looking to bounce back after the game, three loss.
00:01:05Toronto looking to duplicate what they were able to do.
00:01:11Darko Ryakovich told us, Coach Pop used to say,
00:01:15it's easy to react after a loss, tough to react after a win.
00:01:20Wants to make sure his team keeps that same concentration, game plan, focus,
00:01:26and intensity here in Game 4.
00:01:31Let's go Raptors!
00:01:33Let's go Raptors!
00:01:37Let's go Raptors!
00:01:38Let's go Raptors!
00:01:40Let's go Raptors!
00:01:42Let's go Raptors!
00:01:45Pirtle and Allen will jump it up.
00:01:53Toronto snapping a 12 game playoff losing streak against Cleveland with that Game 3 win.
00:02:00Let's go Raptors!
00:02:03John Goble, Curtis Blair, Ray Acosta are officials.
00:02:05И вот мы, Гея 4.
00:02:09И Сиранна у нас уже подъем.
00:02:11И уже на другое, как он подъем.
00:02:13Дея вея надеждаю Филиппу, Дея Вейдер,
00:02:15Дея Вейдер, Гарди, Скотти Барн.
00:02:16Он был гадом Брянден Вейдер,
00:02:18но сейчас Моугли, он на Вейдер.
00:02:20Вейдер, он на Вейдер.
00:02:24Вейдер, он на Вейдер,
00:02:246-шит, Вейдер,
00:02:26Вейдер, двусти,
00:02:28он не может вставить,
00:02:29и Митчел, веек, сайд,
00:02:30и даже если у него нет,
00:02:31и даже если у него есть,
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00:25:48Апп.
00:25:48Как хорошо было Дилан Харпер
00:25:50против Блазер в их последние
00:25:5227.
00:25:53Виктор Лебедяно
00:25:55был в конкурсион протокол.
00:25:57Это было бы хаку.
00:25:57Мы говорили, что Мурри Бойлз
00:26:00был первым в первой
00:26:00в первой вилке,
00:26:00что Аль Хорфорд,
00:26:0120 на 70%
00:26:03в игре,
00:26:04Харпер
00:26:05сделал это следующий.
00:26:06И Шрютер
00:26:07слепит в.
00:26:08Денис Шрютер
00:26:10с 8-6 мин.
00:26:11Он играет
00:26:13в 5-6 мин.
00:26:15Он играет
00:26:16поединку,
00:26:17а его нет.
00:26:19Но это было бы очень эффектно.
00:26:20И это было бы очень эффективно.
00:26:23И он не может быть в зоне
00:26:27взамен.
00:26:28И когда он уничтожит,
00:26:30он может двигаться,
00:26:30и который может быть в первую
00:26:30что он может быть в первую
00:26:33вину.
00:26:34И 11-2.
00:26:35Считаем пункт
00:26:36для Клевленного.
00:26:37Валтера.
00:26:38Барнс
00:26:39март.
00:26:40Тайсон
00:26:40Вене.
00:26:41Вернему,
00:26:42коврик.
00:26:43Валтер
00:26:44Реддит, intercepts it, Barnes can't muscle it in, gets it back, and gets fouled.
00:26:53Persistent pursuit from Scottie Barnes, who will shoot two.
00:26:57And you just can't make that pass.
00:26:59That's not even a diagonal pass.
00:27:01That's a cross-court pass that Mamoukelashvili picked off easily.
00:27:07Great second effort and third effort by Scottie Barnes on the offensive glass.
00:27:16But Ryan, this is just a pass you cannot make.
00:27:20Shooter thrown to cross-court, and Mamoukelashvili picks it off easily.
00:27:23Now all of a sudden you're giving up essentially a two-on-one
00:27:28when Toronto has found it so difficult to score in the half court
00:27:32in the first quarter and into the second.
00:27:35And if there was one thing that you hear every single coach and player talk about
00:27:39why playoff basketball is different,
00:27:42they talk about the value of each and every possession.
00:27:46So you turn the ball over there, obviously you're not getting a shot,
00:27:50you're not getting a chance for an offensive rebound,
00:27:52you're not getting a chance to pick up a foul.
00:27:54Those are three really good things you're giving up.
00:27:57Keon Ellis in off the bench for Cleveland.
00:28:01Here's Harden off to Ellis, he will fire.
00:28:05Mobley the rebound.
00:28:07Merrill a sharpshooter.
00:28:09Can't hit either.
00:28:10No one can.
00:28:12Cleveland 2 of 12 from 3 now.
00:28:15Toronto 0 for 14.
00:28:16Really smart to bring the double at Harden.
00:28:19He's being guarded by Mamoukelashvili.
00:28:21And rather than leave Mamoukelashvili on an island,
00:28:25they brought the double.
00:28:26Barrett guarded by Harden.
00:28:28Barrett can't take it in.
00:28:31Mobley fending off Pirtle.
00:28:34Mamoukelashvili the rebound.
00:28:36Pirtle keeps another one alive.
00:28:38Barnes the kick out.
00:28:39Walter to the corner.
00:28:40Barrett put it.
00:28:45Those are the kind of threes that Toronto hit in game three.
00:28:50Getting it into the paint, kicking it out.
00:28:52The extra swing to get that corner three.
00:28:55First three for Toronto after missing their first 14 attempts.
00:29:00Ellis fights back for the basketball and wins it.
00:29:04Here's Harden.
00:29:05Toronto's really packing it in.
00:29:06And Harden finally finds some room in the paint.
00:29:11Really packing it in.
00:29:13Showing a lot of bodies up to the ball.
00:29:16Seven points for Harden.
00:29:18He's three of four from the floor.
00:29:20Here's Barrett into the paint himself.
00:29:23Spray it out.
00:29:24Merrill deflects it.
00:29:26And that'll trickle out of bounds all the way down the floor.
00:29:31As Dean Wade, Jared Allen will check in.
00:29:34Mobley to the bench.
00:29:35He has two fouls.
00:29:37Barnes will get a breather.
00:29:39Walter will check out for Toronto.
00:29:42Will reset the lineups.
00:29:43Mamoukelashvili.
00:29:44Shed.
00:29:46Pirtle.
00:29:47Darrett.
00:29:48And Brandon Ingram trying to check in for Toronto.
00:29:52They only have four players on the floor.
00:29:54And Cleveland with Ellis Wade.
00:29:56Merrill Harden and Allen.
00:29:58There's only seven seconds left on the shot clock with Toronto having to go length for the court.
00:30:09And so Cleveland got to put pressure in the backboard.
00:30:13Shed flings it ahead.
00:30:15Ingram into the lane.
00:30:17Ingram still can't finish.
00:30:19Brandon Ingram one of eight.
00:30:22Really struggled in this series scoring the basketball.
00:30:29Jared Allen does such a good job of getting down the floor.
00:30:32Changing ends and getting quick post position.
00:30:35I mean that's just going to be a backboard violation.
00:30:38Harden is trying to sell the push.
00:30:42But nobody bought it.
00:30:45It wasn't a push.
00:30:46He just got the ball knocked away from him.
00:30:48And there wasn't much there.
00:30:51I agree with the no call.
00:30:53He's too strong to let one hand put him in the backcourt.
00:30:57Jay you talked about it earlier.
00:30:59The defensive pressure of Shed.
00:31:01He's so disruptive because he can get up underneath you.
00:31:04When he was in high school.
00:31:06And he wound up playing center on his high school team.
00:31:09He had a small team.
00:31:09So he had to guard opposing centers.
00:31:12They wound up winning the state title.
00:31:13Incredible.
00:31:15At 6-1.
00:31:16Murray Boyle speaking of playing bigger than you are.
00:31:20Just a beautiful finish.
00:31:22The lefty adjusting in the air around the bucket.
00:31:26Harden gives it up.
00:31:28Merrill connects on a three.
00:31:31A rare make from deep in this first half for either team.
00:31:37Yeah.
00:31:37Most of the time you're surprised when an open three is missed.
00:31:41Yeah.
00:31:42It's been a surprise in this game to see him make.
00:31:44Because the shooting has been below what we expect.
00:31:48It's a kind interpretation.
00:31:52Cleophan by seven.
00:31:53Timeout on the floor.
00:31:58Coming up next on ESPN.
00:32:01DeFont Castle and the Spurs looking to take a 3-1 lead on the Blazers.
00:32:06And of course following that game inside the NBA with Ernie Shaq, Kenny and Charles.
00:32:12As we take a look at our playoff tracker brought to you by Capital One.
00:32:15Here's the Western Conference.
00:32:17Wemby may still play in that game four.
00:32:21Coming up next on ESPN.
00:32:22He has not been ruled out after being in concussion protocol.
00:32:27He is still a game time decision.
00:32:31Well, how impressive have the Lakers been against the Rockets?
00:32:35A 3-0 series lead despite no Luka, no Reeves.
00:32:39I think the consensus view before the playoff started was that series could be a sweep.
00:32:43But nobody was thinking it would be the Lakers doing the sweeping.
00:32:46Really been impressive.
00:32:50A touchdown lead for Cleveland here midway through the second quarter of game four.
00:32:56Merrill, not that time.
00:32:58Allen got a hand on him.
00:33:00Murray Boyles collects.
00:33:01Ingram look at a push.
00:33:02Cleveland is back.
00:33:03This zone look defensively has really affected Cleveland.
00:33:07But Toronto's got to do something on the offensive end.
00:33:10They're not getting anything to go.
00:33:11And Jay, a lot of looks as Barrett gets fouled.
00:33:15A lot of looks around the rim.
00:33:16Not clean looks.
00:33:18But some looks in the paint that Toronto just has not been able to finish.
00:33:21Well, you do have some length around the rim with Jared Allen.
00:33:25And then Dean Wade's got some length and size as well.
00:33:28But, you know, they haven't been bothering some of these open threes.
00:33:32And Jacoby Walter in his last two games, he's 0 for 11.
00:33:36Had 14 points in game two, hit three threes.
00:33:40But he's missed his last 11 shots, had a bagel in game three, and same thing thus far.
00:33:45And Walter's a guy who shot 41% from three-point range on the season.
00:33:52And he's done some really good things in this game.
00:33:55You know, he's rebounded, passed the ball well,
00:33:57but we have not seen Toronto put the ball in the bucket
00:34:01from either the field or the foul line.
00:34:04I mean, nobody's hitting free throws either, yeah.
00:34:07Toronto 2 of 6, Cleveland 1 of 5 from the line.
00:34:11Yeah, the free throw defense has been magnificent.
00:34:14Just as everybody expected.
00:34:20Wade has to put it up, and it's a typical shot there from Dean Wade, but able to make.
00:34:28And that's one of the things that you'll live with for Toronto.
00:34:32Murray Boyles, banks it in, puts the foul.
00:34:38Really good pass by Jamal Shedd, just surveying everything.
00:34:42Jared Allen, giving a little bit too much attention to Scottie Barnes down on the low block,
00:34:48and Colin Murray Boyles made him pay for it.
00:34:51For George, talk about it in the open.
00:34:54Darko Ryakovich just loves this young man.
00:34:58Colin Murray Boyles talks about how he has a warrior mentality, so coachable.
00:35:04He played his college ball in South Carolina where I thought he was one of the two or three best
00:35:10players in the Southeastern Conference
00:35:12and played on a team that finished last in the SEC in that great year they had.
00:35:19But that was the best last place team in a conference I'd ever seen.
00:35:22And what an amazing defender he is.
00:35:25He doesn't shoot it particularly well from the perimeter, but everything else, top shelf.
00:35:30Harding gets called for the offensive foul.
00:35:32That's an eighth turnover for Cleveland.
00:35:35They turned it over 22 times in game three.
00:35:45Stroud with some feelings on James Harden.
00:35:50Here's Barnes.
00:35:52Turns the corner, gets denied by Allen.
00:35:55Ellis, nice juke.
00:35:58Merrill, extra feed.
00:36:02Merrill loses it out of bounds.
00:36:04Will stay here with Cleveland.
00:36:07Boy, Jamal Shedd had set a little screen in the middle of the lane to help free up Scottie Barnes.
00:36:13That's just a big-time block by Jared Allen to take away an easy bucket.
00:36:20Harding gets it in.
00:36:21Merrill, too much on it.
00:36:25Shedd brings it ahead.
00:36:26Murray Boyles!
00:36:37Oh, that's the awareness of Jamal Shedd.
00:36:41Played the point guard position at the University of Houston.
00:36:45Helped take him to a Final Four.
00:36:47Great pass ahead for the easy bucket.
00:36:54NBA First Round, presented by Popeyes.
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00:37:06Adam Silver, the NBA commissioner here in Toronto, taking in game four of this first-round series.
00:37:12Let's take a listen in now to sounds of the game.
00:37:18We're guarding, fellas.
00:37:20We're guarding.
00:37:21Keep helping each other.
00:37:22Hey, our half-court defense is great.
00:37:25Half-court defense.
00:37:26Keep shooting.
00:37:27Don't doubt it.
00:37:28We're going to knock down those shots.
00:37:30We're getting high-quality shots.
00:37:31Hey, 14 points.
00:37:33We'll figure out the offense.
00:37:3514 points.
00:37:36We'll get better down there.
00:37:39See, Donovan Mitchell saying, hey, focusing on the defensive effort from Cleveland rather than the lack of scoring.
00:37:47And they allowed just 14 points in that first quarter.
00:37:50It's been a struggle for both offenses in this first half.
00:37:53But to that point, both teams have defended at a really high level.
00:37:57And some of these shots have been forced into misses.
00:38:00But there have been a fair amount of open ones missed as well.
00:38:0530-26.
00:38:06Cleveland in front.
00:38:084.42 to go in the second quarter of game four.
00:38:11Here's Harden into the paint.
00:38:13Harden banks it in.
00:38:15Plus the foul.
00:38:16As James Harden will have a chance for three.
00:38:20Well, even with Toronto basically packing it in, giving a zone look,
00:38:25James Harden able to get into the lane.
00:38:29And Jacoby Walter's got to cover out to a shooter.
00:38:32And even with Colin Murray boils back, there's not a lot of rim protection.
00:38:36And James Harden taking advantage of it.
00:38:39Harden with nine points.
00:38:45And completes the three-point play.
00:38:48Toronto shooting just 25% from the floor as a team in this first half.
00:38:56And it's not like Cleveland's been that much better.
00:38:59No.
00:38:59What else?
00:39:00How about the rise on Colin Murray boils to get that loose ball?
00:39:05Walter short.
00:39:07Yeah, that's not the shot, especially when you're struggling.
00:39:10He's home for six from three today.
00:39:18Schroeder probing.
00:39:21Eying, taking.
00:39:23Missed it badly.
00:39:25Cleveland now three of 16 from three.
00:39:30Shed lobbing it in.
00:39:31Ingram.
00:39:32The turn.
00:39:34The dish.
00:39:36In the corner.
00:39:37Shed can't hit.
00:39:40Toronto one for 17 from three.
00:39:43Did everything right.
00:39:45Threw out of the double team.
00:39:46Made the swing pass.
00:39:47Those are shots that Toronto has been making.
00:39:50Deflected out to Strew.
00:39:52Slow pass away.
00:39:54With so many deflections.
00:39:55Not a lot of clean passes.
00:39:57And again, six turnover for Harden.
00:40:01Barnes in the lane.
00:40:03Barnes can't fillet it in.
00:40:05Trying to collect it.
00:40:06Shed.
00:40:08No.
00:40:10Ingram the rebound.
00:40:11Another chance for Toronto.
00:40:13Murray boils.
00:40:14And that is going to be a charge.
00:40:19After the turnover, a team that's been struggling to score in the half court.
00:40:23You don't want to give transition opportunities.
00:40:26But Dennis Schroeder putting his body on the line to pick up that offensive foul
00:40:30from Colin Murray boils.
00:40:34Toronto, this is a great game for rebounders.
00:40:36They've done a good job on the offensive glass.
00:40:40But they just haven't been able to cash in.
00:40:41Yeah, no.
00:40:42Twelve offensive rebounds now for Toronto.
00:40:45But it has led to just eight second chance points.
00:40:53Twelve and a half is a ridiculous number.
00:40:59Here's really the percentage.
00:41:01Another turnover.
00:41:03Barrett coughs it up.
00:41:04You can use that phrase again.
00:41:06Yeah, well, he was looking at the defense to decide what he was going to do after he corralled it.
00:41:11And just didn't corral it.
00:41:13It's a missed opportunity after missed opportunity for the Raptors.
00:41:16Eight turnovers for Toronto.
00:41:18Ten turnovers for Cleveland.
00:41:24Harden will fire.
00:41:29Can't hit.
00:41:30Rebound Ingram.
00:41:37Ingram, muscles, takes, finally gets one a drop.
00:41:41Had been one of ten from the floor.
00:41:44He was able to take advantage of the transition opportunity to shoot over the top of Max Scrooge.
00:41:50And Scrooge is strong.
00:41:52Mitchell parries the three.
00:41:55He had been one of eight from the floor.
00:41:57A really good screen to free up Donovan Mitchell.
00:41:59He needed that one.
00:42:01Mitchell's seventh all-time in playoff points per game.
00:42:05Barrett popped it up high in the air.
00:42:07Couldn't finish it.
00:42:09Tyson the rebound.
00:42:11Mobley, his presence, last year's NBA Defensive Player of the Year, just caused him to alter that shot.
00:42:17Mitchell, a little mini, rims off.
00:42:24Here's Ingram.
00:42:26Ingram, the crossover, the explosion, and the foul.
00:42:29As Brandon Ingram will go to the line.
00:42:32Mitchell picks up his first.
00:42:41The attention that Brandon Ingram drew from this Cleveland defense in games one, two, and three
00:42:49He really opened up things for his teammates.
00:42:53But he still hasn't been able to get anything to drop when he's at opportunity.
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00:43:11Ingram hits both free throws.
00:43:15A 36-30 Cavs lead over Toronto.
00:43:21The Raptors shooting is 24% from the floor after they put up 43 in the fourth quarter of game
00:43:29three.
00:43:32Mitchell gives it up.
00:43:34Gets it back.
00:43:35Four to shoot.
00:43:37Mitchell no look inside at the bottom of the backboard.
00:43:41Barnes dishing Ingram punnets.
00:43:52Cleveland cannot keep allowing Toronto to get these turnovers so they don't have to play five-on-five.
00:43:59An opportunity for the Raptors.
00:44:04Ingram dishing Murray Boyles.
00:44:07Can't lay it in.
00:44:08Good contest there for Mobley.
00:44:11Mobley with that length and athleticism.
00:44:13Even if you get into his body, he can still contest it.
00:44:16Manchel.
00:44:18Short.
00:44:18What a rebound from Struis.
00:44:21Finds Mobley cutting and lost it.
00:44:24Ingram on the deflection.
00:44:26Eight-second difference game and shot clock.
00:44:28Barrett shoulders in and lays.
00:44:34Well, Ingram was calling for the ball on the right side.
00:44:37But Barrett knew he had the advantage and just threw that left shoulder into the defender to create that space.
00:44:43A 7-0 Raptors run, which feels like a 27-0 run in this game.
00:44:51Offense has been almost impossible to come by for both teams.
00:44:56Harden being ridden by Barnes.
00:44:58Went early.
00:44:59And he gave Toronto a lot of time.
00:45:02Four seconds left.
00:45:04Barrett dishes.
00:45:06Ingram will fire.
00:45:08You bet!
00:45:20Brandon Ingram knocks down two in a row.
00:45:24Has not been bothered by the difficulties he's had in scoring in this series.
00:45:29Terrific shot fake to knock down the three at the first half buzzer.
00:45:34A 10-0 flurry to finish the half for Toronto.
00:45:37And they take the lead in game four.
00:45:40Coming up halftime, presented by Hyundai with Ernie, Jack, Kenny.
00:45:43All right, for you kids in the audience, back in 1971, a mere 55 years ago,
00:45:49there was this Robert De Niro movie called The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight.
00:45:52And this is the NBA playoff version as the Toronto Raptors and Cleveland Cavaliers square off in game four.
00:46:03And it's 38-36 at the half.
00:46:07It's NBA halftime presented by Hyundai, Ernie Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, Kenny, the Jet Smith, Charles Barker.
00:46:13We haven't seen a game since 2015 in the playoffs in which neither team reached 40 in the first half,
00:46:21Chuck.
00:46:21That was the worst half of basketball I've seen him in a long time.
00:46:24I mean, that was awful.
00:46:25Probably since 2015.
00:46:27And you could have said 1915.
00:46:32And let me tell you something.
00:46:33You know, I'm big on the Cavs.
00:46:37You have 11 turnovers in a half of basketball and give up 12 offensive rebounds.
00:46:44It's hard for me to take you serious.
00:46:47Like, I'm like, are you serious?
00:46:49I mean, the only reason they are in this game is because Toronto's playing just as bad.
00:46:55I mean, I don't know if I've ever seen a stat like that before.
00:46:5811 turnovers in a half and 12 offensive rebounds.
00:47:02That's hard to do.
00:47:03But, you know, I like the Cavs.
00:47:05But, man, it's really hard for me to take them serious.
00:47:07I have to watch that half of basketball.
00:47:09Well, Toronto with a 10-0 run at the end of the half to take the lead.
00:47:13Time for Epic Moment brought to you by Hyundai Raptors shooting 28%.
00:47:18Cleveland not much better at 33%.
00:47:21Brandon Ingram got it going a little bit.
00:47:24He's 4 out of 13.
00:47:25Donovan Mitchell just 2 for 11.
00:47:27James Harden has had more turnovers than assists over the last two games.
00:47:31Has turned it over six times in the first half.
00:47:35Let's start with Toronto.
00:47:36Let's start with, well, I mean, you found some good Toronto.
00:47:40Here's the deal with Toronto.
00:47:42They were shooting a three ball great through the first three games.
00:47:45And then today happened.
00:47:48No, well, you would think of that as defense because you say, oh, the length
00:47:52or the shot blocking ability.
00:47:55No, it's not.
00:47:56It's not either.
00:47:57Oh, oh, no, no, no, no, I tripped.
00:48:01I actually tripped.
00:48:02Yeah, go get it.
00:48:02I don't know.
00:48:08He doesn't want to go.
00:48:09He doesn't want to go.
00:48:10When it's even, Ernie, I know he won't go.
00:48:13I got a question about your pants.
00:48:15Yes, I pulled them up, baby.
00:48:16I pulled them up.
00:48:17You don't bring them up.
00:48:18No, no, I pulled them up.
00:48:20But I tell you, one of the things is, it's not just making shots.
00:48:24It's just shots.
00:48:25Shot making.
00:48:26It's shot making.
00:48:27You have to be available.
00:48:28You have to make them.
00:48:29Right here, this is a wide open shot for R.J. Barrett.
00:48:32And if you can't knock that down, you can't make this lead.
00:48:36And all of a sudden, again, Brandon Ingram comes down there as I fix my pants over here, Ernie.
00:48:41I'm going down to fix my pants.
00:48:43And now you're wide open, sheds in the corner.
00:48:45This is a good shot.
00:48:47You got to make these shots.
00:48:48But when you're in rhythm, when you're in rhythm, Brandon Ingram caught a rhythm.
00:48:52In rhythm shot.
00:48:53That's the shot that you practice by yourself in the gym.
00:48:57Step into the shot and make it.
00:48:59This is the same thing in rhythm shots will go in.
00:49:03But if you have to be able to make shots, it has nothing to do with defense.
00:49:07This is all shot making ability that is not there.
00:49:10Ingram was one out of seven in the first quarter, three out of six in the second quarter.
00:49:15Thank you for.
00:49:16Yes.
00:49:16It was a fashion nightmare.
00:49:21Meantime, what have you got on the Cleveland side of things?
00:49:23Well, listen, you know, Chuck asked for Evan to play great.
00:49:27He's one for seven.
00:49:28I asked for Allen, zero for two.
00:49:29Donovan is two for 11.
00:49:31But the others are playing okay, especially this guy right here, Schroeder.
00:49:34He's four for six.
00:49:35You know, they're playing with a lot of energy to, you know, help Cleveland stay in the game.
00:49:38Listen, both teams are playing terrible.
00:49:40But, you know, the others are.
00:49:42Shooting terrible.
00:49:42Now, if Evan, Allen, and Donovan, and even Harden can step up
00:49:46and have a great offensive output the second half, maybe they can do something.
00:49:51Right here.
00:49:51Kick it to him.
00:49:52Watch this move right here.
00:49:54See, Shaq, I think this is more, this is pretty decent defense on Toronto,
00:49:59but bad offense on Toronto.
00:50:01I think they're playing good defense on Cleveland, but they're playing bad offense.
00:50:05I think Cleveland is not playing great defense, and just Toronto's playing bad offense.
00:50:09You can't play great defense if you give up 12 offensive rebounds,
00:50:12because you always say that.
00:50:14The last part of defense.
00:50:15The last part of defense is getting a rebound.
00:50:17Yeah, I agree.
00:50:18Man, I always say the two stats that matter the most in basketball is turnovers and rebounding.
00:50:24And to give up 11, to turn it over 11 times, that's just, you're not, you're not concentrating.
00:50:30But to give up 12 offensive rebounds, that can't happen.
00:50:35You shouldn't give up 12 for the game.
00:50:36Yeah, this, these are numbers from the first half combined.
00:50:40Seven for 39 from three, seven of 15 from the free throw line.
00:50:44There have been 19 turnovers and 16 assists.
00:50:48Hey, listen, I was almost, I was on the way there.
00:50:50I was on the way, and I'm not letting that happen.
00:50:53I'm not letting that happen.
00:50:55Oh, the standoff.
00:50:57You ain't almost, come on, Kenny, quit.
00:50:59That's what you did.
00:51:01No, it's called a sucker move.
00:51:04Took a straight and simple path.
00:51:08Nah.
00:51:10They chose challenges and changes every step of the way.
00:51:15And him, he's on a journey all his own, with obstacles only he can conquer.
00:51:23Because in the end, this was never a myth.
00:51:27It's a legacy.
00:51:32Welcome back to the NBA Playoffs, presented by Google.
00:51:36We are in Toronto for the first round, presented by Popeyes.
00:51:40Jurassic Park going nuts as Brandon Ingram hit that three at the buzzer this second quarter
00:51:45to give Toronto a game for Lee.
00:51:48Let's take a look at the first half stats, brought to you by Chewy.
00:51:52Both teams really struggling to shoot the ball with the Raptors, a two-point lead,
00:51:57trying to even up his best-of-seven series of two games apiece.
00:52:00We welcome you to courtside, Ryan Rucco, alongside Jay Billis.
00:52:04It was a tough half for Brandon Ingram, but he got going at the end of that second quarter.
00:52:08Let's take a look at today's star performance, brought to you by Aura Ring.
00:52:12Well, Brandon Ingram, throughout this series, has been struggling in the half court,
00:52:17but getting a couple of opportunities in transition, running the lane on the right,
00:52:21terrific pass from Scotty Barnes, knocks down the three, and then after James Harden started
00:52:26things maybe a little bit too early on that last possession, getting the pass back from
00:52:31R.J. Barrett, the terrific shot fake, 12 points in the first half for Brandon Ingram.
00:52:37He's the leading scorer in the game, even though he hasn't shot it particularly well.
00:52:41What was the last time in the playoffs neither team made it to 40 in the first half, maybe
00:52:461992?
00:52:47It feels like that's probably right.
00:52:50I mean, Toronto scored 26% of their points in the final two minutes and 13 seconds of
00:52:58that half as we check in with George Sedano.
00:53:00So, Jay, I have the answer for that question, actually.
00:53:02It was 2015 Bulls and Bucs, game two of the first round.
00:53:07So, there you go on that.
00:53:09Brandon Ingram, Ryan, you were mentioning that as well.
00:53:11Look, Brandon Ingram has the third lowest drop-off, or highest drop-off in this case, from his
00:53:16points in the regular season to the playoffs right now.
00:53:19He was averaging 21 and a half.
00:53:21He's down to 12 this postseason.
00:53:23And Darko Ryakov has told us before the game that he's going to be a guy that's going to
00:53:26be incredibly important.
00:53:27He's just got to do the right thing and not worry about the shots, Ryan.
00:53:30Good stuff, George.
00:53:32How about George just having that nugget ready to go, you know?
00:53:34I still think 1992 is the right answer.
00:53:39But Cleveland trying to go into Evan Mobley early to get him going.
00:53:43Got that first one in the paint, then in transition, he runs the floor trying to get it to him.
00:53:49R.J.
00:53:50Barron picks up the foul, is first.
00:53:53Here is Mobley.
00:53:56Mobley spinning in the paint, forcing it up and in.
00:53:59There you go, Jay.
00:54:00He did not perform at a high level in the first half offensively, just one of seven for two points.
00:54:06And you know that Kenny Atkinson wanted to get him going.
00:54:09And Mobley fouls Pirtle, who has a chance for three.
00:54:16Toronto has gone small for most of this game.
00:54:20But when Jakob Pirtle's been in the ballgame, he's done some good things.
00:54:25The cut to the basket, off the penetration, but he's kept the ball alive.
00:54:30And the offensive glass, even with all the missed shots, Toronto's gotten some offensive rebounds.
00:54:35But one thing Cleveland needs to do a better job of, and early on they have, is take care of
00:54:39the ball.
00:54:40They had 11 turnovers in that first half.
00:54:43Six of them coming from James Harden.
00:54:45And that's 14 turnovers in the last two games for James Harden.
00:54:49That foul is number three on Mobley as Allen can't finish it, gets it back, squirts it out.
00:54:57Another chance for Cleveland.
00:55:00Harden getting the boos.
00:55:03And Mitchell's out of bounds.
00:55:07And that's a fourth turnover, and Donovan Mitchell now.
00:55:11Donovan Mitchell having a rough first half for him.
00:55:14He was just two of 11 for six points.
00:55:18First two games for this series, he was unstoppable.
00:55:24Forcing turnovers, a hallmark of what Toronto does.
00:55:28As Barnes is going to get called for the offensive foul, trying to separate from Allen.
00:55:33Allen, that'll be the second personal on Scottie Barnes.
00:55:37Allen was draped all over him, just gave him a push.
00:55:42I don't know about that one.
00:55:44When you've got a defender draped on you like that, that's a tough one.
00:55:53They usually catch the reaction rather than the initiation, right?
00:55:57An example of that.
00:55:59Here's Harden.
00:56:00Off to Wade.
00:56:01His three is good.
00:56:06Dean Wade takes advantage of opportunities.
00:56:09Not a big-time swore, but, boy, he is such a connector out on the floor defensively.
00:56:15Excellent.
00:56:16Ingram, what footwork.
00:56:18Couldn't get it to go.
00:56:19Mobley and Allen just terrific defensively at the rim.
00:56:23Harden turns on the Jets and lays it home.
00:56:26And Toronto needs a timeout.
00:56:57Harden up to 12 points.
00:56:58He actually had three guys on and passes to Dean Wade for that catch-and-shoot opportunity.
00:57:03And Brandon Ingram unable to get it up and over Mobley and Allen.
00:57:07And you put James Harden in transition, getting downhill.
00:57:10He's going to get to that left hand and get to the basket.
00:57:129-3 Cavs to open the third, and they have a four-point lead.
00:57:18Hurdle got a runaway, took advantage, plus the foul.
00:57:24Really smart by Jakob Hurdle.
00:57:26They're playing off him.
00:57:28And rather than just take the shot out of that horn set, just take that space up and
00:57:33go right into the body of Jared Allen.
00:57:35He couldn't get legal guarding position.
00:57:37That contact was a foul.
00:57:39But just because they're playing off you doesn't mean you have to shoot it.
00:57:42You can still attack that space you're being given.
00:57:45Something you've talked about in regard to Colin Murray Boyle's as well.
00:57:50And same thing when you've got a situation when you're being top-locked.
00:57:54You don't have to just surrender to it.
00:57:56You can still get where you want to go.
00:57:59And some Kenny Atkinson was emphasizing to Donovan Mitchell and James Harden after the way.
00:58:04They were defended in game three.
00:58:07Here's Mitchell.
00:58:10Mitchell swimming inside for the beautiful finish.
00:58:13Just his change of pace is so good.
00:58:16He'll be guarded by a bigger defender in Jacoby Walter.
00:58:22Barrett.
00:58:24Kicks it out.
00:58:25Walter blocked by Harden.
00:58:29Walter now 0 of 7 from 3.
00:58:35He hasn't let it affect his defensive want to.
00:58:41Mobley.
00:58:41Mobley.
00:58:42The free throw line.
00:58:43Kicks it out.
00:58:45Harden.
00:58:46Draws two.
00:58:47Bars the deflection.
00:58:49Mobley a three.
00:58:50Back iron it off.
00:58:52What a closeout by Scottie Barnes.
00:58:56Up defending at the top of the key.
00:58:58Got the deflection and still got out there.
00:59:01Finished fifth in defensive player of the year voting.
00:59:03Ingram not that time.
00:59:06Get two straight threes at the end of the first half.
00:59:10After Toronto has started the half.
00:59:12One of 18 from three.
00:59:14Mitchell can't hit.
00:59:17Allen the board.
00:59:19Allen is fouled.
00:59:22And Jared Allen will shoot two.
00:59:26And watch Scottie Barnes.
00:59:28Up there trying to guard.
00:59:30Double team.
00:59:31James Harden gets the deflection.
00:59:32And then runs down the shot.
00:59:34And puts pressure on it.
00:59:36And that late contest had to be a factor in that miss by him.
00:59:40We were talking to Darko about what he loves most.
00:59:43What he appreciates most about Scottie Barnes.
00:59:46And he said his heart.
00:59:49I appreciate his heart.
00:59:50How much he cares about his teammates.
00:59:54About this city.
00:59:55About winning.
00:59:57Hear his teammates talk all the time about the kind of leader.
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