I'm still trying to figure out why the hell Diakite was on GLeague assignment after the game he had Sunday. His plane ticket to Canada should've been purchased and hand delivered midway through the second quarter.
Diakite matches up well with the Toronto '6'8"' roster and he was bouncy and energetic the other day which would have helped Monday.
Lopez is not a good matchup with Toronto. He did set some decent screens, but was getting run by all over the court. And even though the Cavs couldn't buy a bucket, Robin has WIDE open players on the baseline he elected not to pass to on multiple occasions. One of those times was Wade. Yes, Okoro was the other but even still... It's the right play to make instead of a long ass setup for a contested/swarmed paint miss.
Ultimately, Cavs lost because they couldn't buy the open shots they generated in the half court. The defense was fine, Toronto hit some stupid ass contested shots, and I walk away from the game not very impressed with the Raptors. Holding Donovan to sub 10 points is impressive, but Mitchell himself would've had better looks had the role players (well, pretty much everyone) hit the wide the fuck open shots and adjusted the Raptors defense a bit. Mitchell was missing decent looks too, but couldn't get any consistent inside-out rhythm going with the clogged paint.
Cavs going through a mini cold spell. Tired legs likely play a role. Shooting displays like Monday shouldn't be the norm.
Pascal 'Off-Arm' Siakam has a really annoying game to watch. Credit to him for his tough makes, but goodness gracious.