NBA Playoffs 2018: 5 Reasons why the Cleveland Cavaliers will sail through the East

#4 The Toronto Raptors are not a great playoff team

DeRozan reacts to the Raptors' hard-fought

first round

win over the Buck in the 2017 playoffs

While the Raptors have drastically changed their offensive schemes this season and should be a much tougher matchup for the Cavaliers this time around (if they do face each other), they have historically not been able to replicate their regular season success in the postseason.

They got beaten by the Cavs in the Eastern Conference Finals 4-2 in 2015-16 and swept in the Semifinals last season. DeMar DeRozan's scoring average dipped from 27.3 points per game on 46.7% shooting in the regular season to 22.4 points per game on 43.4% shooting in 10 playoff games last year. Kyle Lowry underwent a similarly underwhelming postseason, going from 22.4 points per game with a 40.1% 3-point percentage to 15.8 points per game on 34.1% from downtown.

The Cavaliers have the mental edge in this possible matchup. Based on the evidence from their last two matchups this regular season, they are favorites in any prospective series between these two teams.