The Cleveland Cavaliers were without starting point guard George Hill, but they got 27 points from LeBron James and 19 points from Jose Calderon in a 112-106 win over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday (AEDT).
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James also had nine rebounds and six assists giving Cleveland their second win in as many weeks over the Eastern Conference-leading Raptors.
Quarter number two was the difference in the game as the Cavs dropped their first five triples to start the frame with Kevin Love hitting three of those. Cleveland eventually opened up a lead as big as 16 points before cruising to victory.
Love finished with a double-double of 18 points, 15 rebounds.
DeMar DeRozan led the way for the Raptors with a team-high 19 points. Jonas Valanciunas finished with a double-double of 17 points, 10 rebounds in the loss.
Kyle Lowry struggled from the field shooting just 18% and posting just five points.
Lowry attended the NCAA title game on Tuesday (AEDT) where he watched his alma mater Villanova claim their second championship in three years.
Toronto will head home on a back-to-back to play Boston on Thursday (AEDT).
The game could go a long way in deciding the number one seed in the Eastern Conference.
