With an opportunity to take hold of their postseason matchup with the Toronto Raptors, the Cleveland Cavaliers have to be prepared for further opponent adjustments. But even with those tweaks, it's hard to see things changing much.

In Game 1, the Cavs' star backcourt of James Harden and Donovan Mitchell was sensational, and Max Strus delivered 24 points off the bench. The Raptors actually shot the ball well, yet it wasn't nearly enough. 

Following that up in Game 2, Toronto did a great job defensively and got back to its identity in the open floor. It even won the offensive rebounding battle and outscored Cleveland's bench by a significant margin.

However, once again, the Wine and Gold's core talent shone through, with Harden, Mitchell, and Mobley just being too much to handle.

In an episode of Courtside with Cavs, Spencer German and I talked about Toronto switching up its game plan, and whether or not it'll be enough to threaten Cleveland:

So, [Sandro Mamukelashvili] had a good Game 2. I suspect we're gonna see a lot of Mamu, a lot of [Collin Murray-Boyles] in Toronto because those guys played well off the bench and saw the majority of time at the 4 and the 5. You can't have that kind of athleticism, like Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley on the floor, versus somebody that can't keep up with them and have that same foot speed.

Jakob [Poeltl] started strong. He had four boards out of the gate, a couple offensive, and a putback. But then you just saw the attacks straight at him, or Evan pulling him out there on the perimeter because he's at the 5. Donovan is getting downhill, James Harden is probing the defense; it's just tough to have Poeltl in there in pick-and-roll coverage or anything like that.

The series between the Cavs and Raptors is shifting to Toronto for Game 3 at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET. Game 4 will be another afternoon tilt from up north, scheduled for 1 p.m. ET.

If necessary, April 29, May 1, and May 3 will be the dates for Games 5-7. Cleveland currently holds a 2-0 lead as it travels north to Canada.

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