LeBron: 'We still got some work to do' against Raptors
With the Cleveland Cavaliers and Toronto Raptors shifting to Cleveland for Games 3 and 4 of their East semifinal series, many are expecting the Cavs to complete the sweep of an overwhelmed Toronto squad.
LeBron James doesn't want his team getting ahead of themselves though.
"You can't fast track the process," James said Saturday, according to ESPN's Dave McMenamin. "We got to prepare ... and then we got to go out and win it in between the lines. But there's no fast tracking the process where you say, 'OK, let's try to end this thing so we can get some rest.' You do that and you get a lot of rest. You do that and you can be home and end up losing 4-2."
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The idea of the Raptors mounting a comeback in Cleveland after losing the first two games at home sounds near-impossible, but James knows that the Cavs defense - the team's Achilles heel all season - still needs to improve.
"We still got some work to do," James said.
Those words may drive a chill down the collective spines of Raptors' fans. After going cold in the second half of Game 1, the Raptors shot 54.3 percent in their Game 2 blowout loss.
On the other end however, they were completely powerless to stop LeBron and Kevin Love. At one point, it appeared that James was purposely experimenting with difficult shots just to keep himself interested. He finished with 43 points, and spawned a million memes about owning the city of Toronto.
Still, he needs to see more pressure from the Cavs on the defensive end.
"Last game we allowed them to shoot high in the 50s," James said. "We're not happy about that."