National Basketball Association
Cleveland 84, Toronto 80
When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, April 6, 2012
Where: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Officials:
#35 Kane Fitzgerald, #30 John Goble, #50 Olandis Poole
Attendance:
16565
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CAVALIERS 84, RAPTORS 80: Antawn Jamison had 25 points, including 16 in the fourth quarter as Cleveland ended its nine-game losing streak despite playing without its starting backcourt.
The Raptors led by 13 late in the third, but went more than six minutes without a field goal in the fourth and couldn’t control Jamison, who had 15 points in its first six minutes.
The Cavaliers outscored the Raptors 15-2 during a four-minute stretch early in the fourth quarter to pull even. Following DeMar DeRozan’s basket with 6:39 left, the Raptors didn’t hit another field goal until Ben Uzoh’s driving layup with 27 seconds left.
Lester Hudson added 23 points off the bench for Cleveland, which was without Kyrie Irving (bruised right shoulder) and Anthony Parker (bruised sternum).
DeRozan had 28 points and Andrea Bargnani had 19 for the Raptors, who had won three straight and were trying to sweep a season series from the Cavaliers for the first time since the 2000-01 season.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Raptors were playing starting point guard Jose Calderon (swollen eye) and forward Gary Forbes (knee). … Cavaliers coach Byron Scott was ejected in the second quarter. … The Cavaliers made 8 of 10 free throws in the final minute to clinch the victory. … The Cavaliers entered having lost 12 of their last 13 games.
Top Game Performances
| Cleveland |
|
Toronto |
|
Antawn Jamison 25 |
Scoring |
DeMar DeRozan 28 |
|
Lester Hudson 7 |
Assists |
DeMar DeRozan 4 |
|
Antawn Jamison 8 |
Rebounds |
Linas Kleiza 8 |
|
Lester Hudson 11 |
Free Throws Made |
DeMar DeRozan 7 |
|
Lester Hudson 3 |
Steals |
Andrea Bargnani 2 |
|
Antawn Jamison 2 |
Blocks |
Ed Davis 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Cleveland
|
84 |
34.2 |
5-17 |
29-40 |
16 |
39 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
| Toronto
|
80 |
42.5 |
3-15 |
15-24 |
13 |
49 |
4 |
5 |
14 |
Upcoming Games
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Toronto will play their next game on the road against Oklahoma City. The Raptors have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 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 .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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