Just when Game 4 felt destined to fade into background noise, it snapped back alive. What began as a sluggish, boring, and forgettable first half between the Toronto Raptors and the Cleveland Cavaliers flipped into something far more ‘happening’ after the break.

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Toronto Raptors meet Sunday for Game 4 of their playoff series. Tip-off from Toronto, Ontario, is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET

The Cavaliers superstar was straight up mean to the Raptors on Nov. 13. He tortured them, getting Barrett out of the game quickly by putting him in foul trouble, and doing the same to Ja’Kobe Walter. He hung fouls on Gradey Dick and Jamal Shead, too. He was merciless, with the Raptors able to take the win because he couldn’t get hot from deep.

The Cleveland Cavaliers take on the Toronto Raptors in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series. The Cavs won the series’ first two games before the Raptors took Game 3 on Thursday. Cleveland is favored by 3.

The Raptors will still be without their starting point guard for their first-round matchup against the Cavaliers.

Scottie Barnes had a double-double as the Toronto Raptors routed the Cleveland Cavaliers 126-104 on Thursday in Game 3 of their first-round NBA playoff series.

The Toronto Raptors pulled off an impressive and convincing win in Game 3 of their first-round series against the Cleveland […]