Okay Toronto, You Have Our Attention

Steve Russell/ Toronto Star

Toronto has surprised me to say the least. I knew they would win game 3, but that was the only game I thought they would be able to win. Yesterday they proved me, and many others, wrong by evening up their series with the Cleveland Cavaliers. To think that this series is now a best of three is hard to believe. I'll be the first to admit I haven't watched this series very close, but that's because many people, including myself, had put Cleveland in the Finals before the playoffs even started. But Toronto is putting up a fight and they now have everyone's attention. I still think that Cleveland will win this series, but I am actually looking forward to watching how everything unfolds.

Two things that indicate why Toronto won game 4 was their scoring and Cleveland's shot selection. DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry both finally had break out games and combined for 67 points. Cleveland on the other hand took 22 threes in the first half, but only converted on 3 of those attempts. If Cleveland is going to win this series they need to keep attacking the basket and only take threes when the defense collapses. For Toronto they want to force Cleveland to keep taking threes because once they start getting it going down low Toronto will be in trouble.

If there is anything positive Cleveland can take away from this game, it is that they were able to weather the storm late. The negative thing is that Channing Frye and Richard Jefferson were the players that helped in doing so. Kevin Love was on the bench for the final minutes of the game. Also LeBron did not take a shot in the final three minutes of the game. The Cavaliers should not only be worried about winning the championship, but they should be worried about winning this series. If Toronto stays hot and the Cavaliers continue to struggle we could see Toronto making their first finals appearance in franchise history.