Schedule and 2016-17 Results
Regular Season Records: Cleveland 51-31, Toronto 51-31
Game 1 on Monday, 01 May: Toronto loses at Cleveland, 116-pts-105
Game 2 on Wednesday, 03 May: Toronto loses at Cleveland, 125-pts-103
Game 3 on Friday, 05 May: Cleveland wins at Toronto, 115-pts-94
Game 4 on Sunday, 07 May: Cleveland wins at Toronto, 109-pts-102

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 4: The Cleveland Cavaliers visited and topped the Toronto Raptors 109-pts-102 to complete a 4-games-nil best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1344 victory. With the series 1344 win, the Cleveland Cavaliers improve their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 19-9 with an active six-series winning streak befitting a defending NBA champion overall and 7-4 in the Quarterfinals round. With the series 1344 loss, the Toronto Raptors see their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record fall to 3-7 overall and 1-2 in the Quarterfinals round. The win order for the victorious Cleveland Cavaliers in series 1344 was WWWW: Series 1344 thus becomes the 27th NBA Quarterfinals-round series, the 76th NBA series (all rounds), and the 220th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. The Cleveland Cavaliers now own an MLB/NBA/NHL-best 9-0 Game 4 record when leading a best-of-7 playoff series 3-games-nil. NBA/NHL teams to sweep best-of-7 Preliminary and Quarterfinals rounds in the same Spring playoff season: NBA Miami Heat, 2005; NBA Cleveland Cavaliers, 2009; NBA Orlando Magic, 2010; NBA San Antonio Spurs, 2012; NBA Cleveland Cavaliers, 2016 and 2017.

After Game 3: The Cleveland Cavaliers visited and defeated the Toronto Raptors 115-pts-94 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1344 lead of 3-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-nil, the Cleveland Cavaliers have a series record of 8-0 and a Game 4 record of 8-0. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-nil, the Toronto Raptors have a series record of 0-1 and a Game 4 record of 0-1. The Toronto Raptors in series 1344 become the 347th MLB/NBA/NHL team to trail a best-of-7 playoff series three-games-nil, and will attempt to become the sixth team to rally for a 4-games-3 series victory.

After Game 2: The Cleveland Cavaliers hosted and outscored the Toronto Raptors 125-pts-103 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1344 lead of 2-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Cleveland Cavaliers have a series record of 12-0 and a Game 3 record of 8-4. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Toronto Raptors have a series record of 0-3 and a Game 3 record of 2-1. In best-of-7 NBA playoff history, the Cleveland Cavaliers have swept eight of the twelve series they have led 2-games-nil, including five of the last six. The exception within the last six: Series 1314, against the Toronto Raptors in the 2016 NBA Semifinals, which Cleveland won in six games.

After Game 1: The Cleveland Cavaliers hosted and bested the Toronto Raptors 116-pts-105 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1344 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Cleveland Cavaliers have a series record of 14-1 with an active six-series winning streak and a Game 2 record of 12-3 with an active six-Game 2 winning streak. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Toronto Raptors have a series record of 3-5 and a Game 2 record of 5-3. With the series 1344 Game 1 loss, the best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff Game 1 losing streak by the Toronto Raptors reaches nine consecutive Game 1s (the longest active such streak in best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff history).

Pre-series assessment: In the 2016-17 NBA regular season, the Cleveland Cavaliers finished tied with of the Toronto Raptors, with both teams having posted 51-31 regular-season records, but with Cleveland winning the tie-breaker to secure home-court advantage for MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1344. From 1947 through the 2017 NBA Preliminary round, when NBA best-of-7 playoff series opponents were tied in terms of regular-season games, the team with home-court advantage has posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of either 12-9 (.571) if the Los Angeles Clippers defeat the Utah Jazz in Game 7 of their 2017 NBA Preliminary-round series, or 11-10 (.524) if the Los Angeles Clippers lose to the visiting Utah Jazz in Game 7 of their 2017 NBA Preliminary-round series. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1344 is the 28th best-of-7 NBA playoff series for the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the tenth for the Toronto Raptors. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Cleveland Cavaliers have an all-rounds series record of 18-9 with an active five-series winning streak, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 6-4, and a Game 1 record of 15-12, while the Toronto Raptors have an all-rounds series record of 3-6, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 1-1, and a Game 1 record of 1-8 with an active eight-Game 1 losing streak (the longest active best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff Game 1 losing streak). Series 1344 is the second best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Toronto Raptors. The previous meeting was in series 1314 (in the 2016 NBA Semifinals, won by Cleveland).