East Conf. Semis: Cleveland Cavaliers 113-112 Toronto Raptors [OT] - 5 Talking Points

#1 Both teams had trouble executing their offense late in the game

LeBron missed 4 consecutive shots in the overtime period

The Cavs went into the 4th quarter trailing by 5 points. With some clutch plays by LeBron and a bunch of made 3-pointers, they managed to close the gap to 105-105 with 30.9 seconds left on the clock. At that point, the Raptors had failed to score a single field goal since 4:20 left on the game clock and the score at 102-99 in their favour.

Kyle Lowry was unusually wasteful with the ball, and he called a particularly terrible timeout on a play right after a timeout called by DeRozan - the play began with 2:48 left on the clock, and Lowry's timeout came at 2:27. They compounded their woes by committing a 5-second violation on the inbounds play for their 13th turnover of the game (the Cavs had just 5 at that point).

The Cavs did win the game, but they were pretty much as wasteful as their opponents. In the overtime period, they took a 111-107 lead early on, with JR Smith and Kyle Korver converting a 3-pointer each. Post that, however, they had just one made field goal, which was a putback layup by Tristan Thompson - who looks back to his best form right now.

LeBron James missed a potential game-winner with 0.6 seconds left in regulation, and he also missed 4 other shots in the overtime period which could have put the game to bed. He finished 12-of-30 from the field for his most inefficient showing in the postseason - including a torrid 1-of-8 from the 3-point line, and 1-of-6 from the charity stripe.