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Lue won't tip Cavs' hand on dealing with Raptors: 'Just happy to be here'

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Now that the Cleveland Cavaliers know they'll be playing the Toronto Raptors in the next round of the playoffs, head coach Tyronn Lue doesn't want to give away too much information about how Cleveland plans on playing Toronto.

Taking questions from reporters Friday, he was asked two questions on how the Cavs would make adjustments from last year's Eastern Conference Final victory over the Raptors. Lue wouldn't bite, going a little Russell Westbrook - except saying "just happy to be here" over "execution."

The third question was on whether Iman Shumpert or Richard Jefferson would see more time in Cleveland's rotation.

Lue wasn't all secretive in the media session. He did heap praise on the Raptors' backcourt of Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan, whom he called "the two-headed monster."

"He's a tough cover," Lue said of DeRozan's knack for drawing contact. "We just want to make him make field goals and not free throws."

(Video courtesy NBA Reddit)

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