Clash of the Raptors and Cavaliers: A Battle at Scotiabank Arena

As the Toronto Raptors prepare to welcome the Cleveland Cavaliers to Scotiabank Arena, fans are eager to see if their team can turn around a recent trend of close contests. The Raptors have shown resilience in their past few games, but they've also been on the edge with tight finishes.

In their most recent matchup against the Detroit Pistons, despite an explosive third and fourth quarter where they scored 42 and 41 points respectively, it wasn't enough to secure victory as they fell short by two points in a high-scoring affair that ended 129-127. This loss brought them to a record of 15 wins and 22 losses for the season. The team's efficiency was notable with an impressive true shooting percentage of 62 percent and a commendable assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.71.

The game before that saw them face off against one of the league's top teams, the Boston Celtics. Once again, it was a narrow defeat with a final scoreline reading 120-118 in favor of Boston. Despite this loss, there were positives to take away from their performance; particularly from beyond the arc where they shot at a solid rate of 39 percent.

However, looking back at their game against Washington Wizards provides some hope for Raptors fans as Toronto dominated with a convincing win scoring an impressive total of 132 points while limiting Washington to just 102. Their offensive prowess was on full display as they led for nearly all game long thanks largely due to an effective field goal percentage standing at an outstanding rate – showing what this team is capable when firing on all cylinders.

With these performances in mind heading into next match-up versus Cavaliers - who themselves are no pushovers - it will be interesting how Raptors respond back home after such closely contested battles recently played out away from home court advantage which could play crucial role considering how evenly matched both sides appear paper based off current form trends observed thus far throughout season thus far leading up until now where everything comes head once more come game day itself soon enough!

Fans can catch all action live January second twenty-four-hour thirty minutes Eastern Time exclusively SportsNet International or BSOH channel six hundred sixty depending upon location viewing from within respective regions across globe alike!