NBA Eastern Conference Game 2 Preview: Toronto Raptors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (1-0)

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Tip‑off is scheduled for 7:00 PM ET

Venue: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse — Cleveland, OH

Series: Eastern Conference First Round — Cavaliers lead 1–0

Injury Report

Toronto Raptors

Immanuel Quickley — Day‑to‑day (hamstring)

Cleveland Cavaliers

Thomas Bryant — Day‑to‑day (calf)

No other injuries were listed in the official pregame reports.

Team Records & Statistical Profile

Toronto Raptors (46–36, 5th in East)

PPG: 114.6

Opp PPG Allowed: 111.8

Assists: 29.5 per game (3rd in NBA)

Conference Record: 33–19

Cleveland Cavaliers (52–30, 4th in East)

PPG: 119.5 (2nd in East)

Opp PPG Allowed: 115.4

Field Goal %: 48.2%

Conference Record: 33–19

Recent Team Form

Cavaliers — Last 10 Games

Record: 8–2

PPG: 124.1

FG%: 51.2%

Opp PPG: 118.3

Raptors — Last 10 Games

Record: 5–5

PPG: 119.2

FG%: 52.6%

Opp PPG: 109.6

Series History & Game 1 Recap

Game 1 Result: Cavaliers defeated Raptors 126–113 on April 18.

Donovan Mitchell: 32 points, 4 assists

RJ Barrett: 24 points

Cleveland leads the series 1–0 heading into Game 2.

Key Player Matchups

Toronto Raptors

RJ Barrett: 24.0 PPG in Game 1, 48.6% FG last 10 games

Brandon Ingram: 21.5 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 3.7 APG

Scottie Barnes: 5.9 APG (team leader)

Cleveland Cavaliers

Donovan Mitchell: 27.9 PPG, 5.7 APG, 1.5 SPG

James Harden: 15.7 PPG, 6.2 APG last 10 games

Jarrett Allen: 7.0 RPG

Betting Trends

Cavaliers score 7.7 more points per game than Toronto typically allows.

Raptors score 0.8 fewer points than Cleveland typically gives up.

Cleveland’s offense is in elite form (119.5 PPG).

Raptors’ ball movement (29.5 APG) keeps them competitive.

Game Odds

Toronto Raptors               222.5

Cleveland Cavaliers        8.5

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Sunday, April 19, 2026