Curry scores 35 points, Warriors top Raptors 127-121

The Raptors lost to defending National Basketball Association champion Cleveland 121-117 on Tuesday, marking the second time this season they fell to the team that ousted them from last season’s Eastern Conference finals. Absolutely not. But I didn’t say I was one of the best scorers.

The absence of James – who has been averaging 23.4 points and 8.9 rebounds – hurt the Cavs, who were led by Kevin Love’s double-double of 27 points and 16 rebounds.

Frye has made 11 three-pointers in his last two games and the Cavs took a lead against the Raptors in the season series, something that could become important when home-court advantage is at stake. “We just lost the game”. Center Dwight Howard left the game in the third quarter due to a left quad contusion.

“We’re one of the teams at the top that’s going to get every team’s best shot”, Love said. “We were down, we were up; we were down, we were up”. And we were able to hang on to win the game.”The Cavs have faced five potential playoff teams”.

“People think I’m slowing down, but I’m only going to get stronger”, James said immediately after the game.

“I don’t really pay attention to the records”.

The Cavs made 13 3-pointers and have dropped at least 10 in all 10 games, extending their league record to start a season.

How all that happened, however, got quite interesting.

Lowry was also whistled for a technical in the final two minutes.

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After that clutch three from Frye, the Cavs locked in on defense and held the Raptors scoreless for nearly a minute until Kyle Lowry made a layup with 2.8 seconds left in the game. “Hopefully we can keep winning games while building and learning but there’s definitely a way as a coach that you try to pace your team”.

Get some offense from Valanciunas. “Those guys are doing as great a job as they can”.

It’s Drake Night and the gang’s all here! Irving had 10 of his 24 points in the fourth and sparked a 17-5 run late that gave the Cavaliers the win. “That’s who I am”. The Cavs won the previous match-up 94-91 October 28 in Toronto. “We weren’t anxious about who was playing or who was going to be on the floor, we were just going to go out and compete”.

Curry finished the game despite banging his right knee off the leg of Raptors forward Pascal Siakam in the fourth quarter. The Raptors are now 3-8 vs. the East’s top team since the start of a year ago counting the playoffs.

DeRozan made three tough mid-range jumpers in the first 2:30 of the game as the Raptors jumped to an 11-4 lead, but missed his next four shots while going scoreless the rest of the quarter. They are 8 in the points allowed at 99.2 ppg.

McRae and Felder finished with nine points apiece; Liggins added four points, but led Cleveland with a pair of steals.

It didn’t take long for the Pacers to establish the blueprint not only to beat a LeBron-less Cavs, but also a team playing the back end of a back-to-back. Once the Cavaliers realized they couldn’t find an open shot, fans inside Bankers Life Fieldhouse applauded the Pacers’ effort.