Game 5 of East Finals is NBA record 8th 30-point blowout of playoffs

While there have been plenty of thrilling nail-biters this postseason, the 2016 NBA playoffs has also seen its fair share of blowouts.

The Cleveland Cavaliers' bashing of the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night was the eighth game of the playoffs decided by 30 points or more - a record for a single postseason.

Although it's not uncommon for an early-round mismatch to end in a large margin of victory, the Eastern Conference finals has already seen multiple routs. The Cavaliers defeated the Raptors 115-84 in Game 1 after severely outscoring Toronto in the paint.

While the Western Conference finals has been slightly closer, only one of the first four games has been decided by fewer than 24 points.

Despite being outscored significantly in the series, the Raptors have found a way to keep it competitive as a whole, and will attempt to tie it once again Friday night in Toronto.