National Basketball Association
Cleveland 105, Toronto 91
When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, December 5, 2014
Where: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Officials:
#64 Justin VanDuyne, #36 David Jones, #42 Eric Lewis
Attendance:
20077
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Cavaliers 105, Raptors 91: LeBron James had 24 points and a season-high 13 assists to lead visiting Cleveland to its sixth win in a row.
Tristan Thompson finished with season highs of 21 points and 14 rebounds and Kevin Love recorded 15 points and 13 boards as the Cavaliers avenged their last loss, a 17-point setback at home against Toronto on Nov. 22. Kyrie Irving chipped in 15 points one night after producing 37 in a win at New York.
Amir Johnson was 11-for-15 from the floor en route to a season-high 27 points to lead the Raptors, who fell to 9-3 at home. Kyle Lowry scored 22 points and dished out nine assists.
Cleveland led by as many as 14 points in the second quarter before settling for a 51-44 halftime advantage. The Raptors took their first and only lead at 58-57 on Lowry's 3-pointer five minutes into the third before Irving scored on consecutive possessions and fed Love for a layup to put the Cavaliers up 63-58.
Jonas Valanciunas scored to stop that run but Cleveland then reeled off the next 10 points and James' 3-pointer moments later helped the visitors carry a 76-64 lead into the fourth. Terrence Ross and Lowry buried back-to-back 3s midway through the final period to make it a six-point margin and the gap remained six with under two minutes left before Thompson scored four straight points to ignite a game-ending 8-0 run.
GAME NOTEBOOK: James has 35 assists over his last three games. ... Cleveland was 9-for-20 from 3-point range and had a 48-40 advantage on the glass. ... The teams meet for the third time in a span of 18 days Tuesday in Cleveland.
Top Game Performances
Cleveland |
|
Toronto |
LeBron James 24 |
Scoring |
Amir Johnson 27 |
LeBron James 13 |
Assists |
Kyle Lowry 9 |
Tristan Thompson 14 |
Rebounds |
Patrick Patterson 8 |
Tristan Thompson 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Kyle Lowry 6 |
LeBron James 3 |
Steals |
Amir Johnson 1 |
Kyrie Irving 1 |
Blocks |
Jonas Valanciunas 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Cleveland
|
105 |
48.8 |
9-20 |
14-21 |
28 |
48 |
2 |
7 |
13 |
Toronto
|
91 |
40.7 |
8-24 |
13-20 |
25 |
40 |
4 |
4 |
11 |
Upcoming Games
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Toronto will play their next game at home against Denver. The Raptors have a W/L % of .750 after a win and .750 after a loss.
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Cleveland will play their next game on the road against Brooklyn. The Cavaliers have a W/L % of .800 after a win and .375 after a loss.