Are the Raptors the best team in the Eastern Conference?
Toronto prevailed 99-97 against the Cavaliers on Friday night on the strength of a game-winning 3-pointer by all-star guard Kyle Lowry in a battle of the top two teams in the conference standings.
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Kyle Lowry scored a career-high 43 AND hit the game-winner. (via @NBATV) https://t.co/ILDN0XAxU0 https://t.co/d8u9QrmhkO
— SB Nation (@SBNation) February 27, 2016
Lowry finished with a game-high 43 points on 15-for-20 shooting from the field. He also knocked down 11 of 15 attempts from the charity stripe. The Raptors outscored Cleveland by 11 in the fourth quarter to extend their winning streak to four games and improve to 39-18 overall. They still trail the Cavaliers (41-16) by two games, but own the season series 2-1.
Fellow Raptors all-star DeMar DeRozan struggled, scoring just six points in 32 minutes. Jonas Valanciunas was the only other Raptor to finish in double figures with 11 points.
LeBron James led Cleveland with 25 points. Kevin Love scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds to go along with five assists.
Just in case you were wondering, James did take the last shot for the Cavaliers. It didn't go too well.