Cleveland Cavaliers vs Toronto Raptors: TV Schedule & Live Stream
The Toronto Raptors are coming back home at the Air Canada Centre after a five-game road trip to host LeBron James, Kevin Love and the rest of the Cleveland Cavaliers. It is the first of four meetings between two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference.
The Raptors started their five-game trip out West with three straight losses to the Sacramento Kings, Golden State Warriors and Utah Jazz before winning the final two at the Staples Center against the LA Lakers last Friday and the LA Clippers on Sunday.
DeMar DeRozan and DeMarre Carroll each had 21 points to lead Toronto in the 91-80 win over the Clippers to bring their record to 9-6, good for sixth place in the East. Luis Scola added 20 points and eight rebounds while Bismack Biyombo grabbed 14 rebounds in place of Jonas Valanciunas, who broke his left hand in the win against the Lakers.
"We respect Griffin and Paul because they're All-Stars, but it's not the first time we've played them. Today our guards and our bigs did a pretty good job of taking them out of the game. We started the game the right way, and that helped," Biyombo said after the game. Valanciunas will miss about six weeks after deciding to rehab the injury rather than undergoing surgery.
Cleveland will start their two-game road trip after a successful three-game homestand at the Quicken Loans Arena, winning all three games against the Milwaukee Bucks, Atlanta Hawks and Orlando Magic. James joined Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson on Monday's 117-103 win over the Magic as the only players in history to rank in the top 25 in career points and assists.
"I give all the credit to the two great franchises I've been a part of and the players and the teammates and the coaching staffs that I've played for so far that have allowed me to go out and do the things I've done in my career. So none of that would be possible without them," James said.
"King James" scored 15 points and dished out 13 assists while Love exploded for 34 points with six 3-point shots made. J.R. Smith added 26 points to help the Cavs ease the injuries on Kyrie Irving, Iman Shumpert and Timofey Mozgov.
The Cavaliers won the season series last year, winning three games out of four. Tip-off starts at 7:30 p.m. ET and you can catch it on NBA League Pass. It is also broadcasted locally on FS Ohio and TSN in Canada.
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