00:00I still think Cleveland has a good shot to win the series against Toronto,
00:04especially if Brandon Ingram can't play in the next game.
00:07And I know that this series, to me, is maybe even a little more surprising
00:11just because, Danny, the Magic have been just so hot and cold all year,
00:14and now they're having their run.
00:15I thought after Cleveland went up 2-0 that this series was over,
00:19and I want to give credit to the Raptors for hanging around in this.
00:23Do you think that they still are alive in this series?
00:26I know Raptors fans are hoping so,
00:28but how can they win with Ingram?
00:30They're going to need Scotty Barnes to do what exactly in the next game if he can't play?
00:35Yeah, Craig, I mean, this series is just hilarious
00:38because, again, Cleveland, we talk about teams that thrive in the regular season.
00:41They were the perfect example of that last year.
00:44And then this season, at the trade deadline,
00:47you get rid of Darius Garland and you bring in James Harden,
00:51which I think was a little boost in the sense of what they needed,
00:54a veteran presence and someone who could expand the floor a bit
00:57and help even more so alongside Donovan Mitchell in the late moments.
01:02While that's a slight boost, it's not enough to assume this team's going to go on a run,
01:06and it's clearly not enough to assume that this team was able to handle business on the road.
01:10And it may just end up being that back-and-forth effort where the home team continues to win.
01:15But even more so than the last series we just talked about with Orlando and Detroit,
01:20on paper, Cleveland, to me, just far outmatches Toronto.
01:24It's just, are we going to get a Cleveland team that comes out of the gates firing in this next
01:28spot,
01:29or are they going to dig a hole?
01:30Because if they dig a hole, I don't have as much conviction with them in this Game 6 environment,
01:35you know, coming back and winning on the road,
01:37and then they'll look forward to just going back in front of the Cleveland crowd and handling business there.
01:41But I do have a bit more confidence in Cleveland, I would say, just based on talent alone,
01:46than I would in Detroit in their respective games.
01:49So I say that lightly because Cleveland, again, you know, tends to shoot themselves in the foot.
01:54But I wouldn't be shocked if they do actually handle business
01:57and finally get the first road win of this series in the Eastern Conference.
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