Toronto Raptors Roundtable: Cleveland Cavaliers Playoff Preview

CLEVELAND, OH - MARCH 21: LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers goes to the basket against the Toronto Raptors on March 21, 2018 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by David Liam Kyle/NBAE via Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - MARCH 21: LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers goes to the basket against the Toronto Raptors on March 21, 2018 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by David Liam Kyle/NBAE via Getty Images)
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The Toronto Raptors will face-off against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the most anticipated matchup of the Raptors’ season. Before the series, we asked our contributors some key questions.

The matchup that Toronto has been waiting for all season is finally here. 88 games later the Toronto Raptors will look to avenge last season’s playoff sweep to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

So far this season, and this post-season, Toronto has been the considerably better team. But the Cavaliers have made three straight finals for a reason and the last time LeBron has missed the finals, the Raptors best player was Chris Bosh.

It’s a matchup that nearly did not take place. The Cavaliers needed seven games to beat the Indiana Pacers, and if it weren’t for a LeBron James buzzer-beater and a couple of historic performances (Okay LeBron historic performances are essentially expected at this point), the Raptors would have a different challenge standing between them and their elusive first NBA finals appearance.

You didn’t really want that outcome did you? The Raptors will need to exorcise their long time LeBron demons if they want to accomplish their largest goal, an NBA title.

As the Raptors prepare for their biggest matchup of the season. We asked our contributors to breakdown some of the key questions heading into the series.