11-15-16 vs. Raptors

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Breaking Down The 'W' - November 15, 2016

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#CavsRaptors Game Photos - November 15, 2016

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Wrap-Up -- On Tuesday night, the Toronto Raptors showed why they’re the second-most lethal offense in the Eastern Conference.

But despite their explosive backcourt of DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry, the Raptors still can quite roll with the Cavaliers – who blew a 12-point third-quarter lead only to rally past Toronto in the fourth, holding on for the 121-117 win in a thriller at The Q.

The Cavalier featured four starters in double-figures, three of whom notched double-doubles, and another monster performance by Channing Frye off the bench.

Frye and Kyrie Irving were deadly in the fourth quarter – combining for 23 of Cleveland’s 30 points as the Cavaliers erased a seven-point Raptors’ lead with 4:25 remaining. Kyrie’s back-to-back bombs gave the Wine and Gold the lead back and two possessions later, Frye’s fifth triple of the night gave them the lead for good with 59 seconds to go.

LeBron James led the Cavaliers with 28 points, going 10-for-15 from the floor, including 2-of-5 from long-range and 6-of-10 from the stripe – leading both teams with 14 assists to go with nine boards and a steal.

Kyrie followed up with 24 points – 10 of which he scored in the final period, going 4-for-5 in the period and 10-for-20 overall, adding five boards, four assists and a pair of steals.

Kevin Love doubled-up for the fifth straight game, finishing with 19 points, 13 boards and a team-high three blocks. Over that stretch, the three-time All-Star is averaging 18.8 points and 12.6 rebounds per contest.

Tristan Thompson had his best offensive output in over a week, doubling up for the third time this season, notching 15 points on 7-for-8 shooting to go with 11 boards in the win over his hometown team.

And of course, there’s Channing Frye – who tormented the Raptors in last year’s Eastern Conference Finals – going 14-for-24 from long-range over the six-game set. He presence was just as painful on Tuesday night – going 7-of-10 from the floor, including 5-of-8 from long-distance – and scoring 13 of his 21 points in the final 12 minutes.

The Cavaliers shot 53 percent from the floor and extended their NBA record – turning in their 10th straight game of at least 10 three-pointer to start the season, going 13-for-33 from deep.

Channing Frye nails 5-of-8 from downtown to help the Cavaliers improve to 9-1.

The Raptors fell for the first time this season when their dynamic backcourt combines for more than 50 points – with Kyle Lowry leading Toronto with 28 points and DeMar DeRozan, the league’s leading scorer, finishing with 26.

Cleveland outshot and outrebounded the Raptors and made ten more trips to the stripe, but committed 17 turnovers to just eight for Toronto. The Cavs had a 46-40 advantage on the boards, with their starting frontline outrebounding the Raptors’, 33-15.

Turning Point -- Despite leading throughout the entire second half, once momentum started swinging Toronto’s way, it looked like the Raptors would snap the Cavaliers’ six-game home win streak against them.

After Frye tied the game at 101-apiece, Terrence Ross ignited a 9-3 Raptors run that put Dwayne Casey’s club ahead seven – 110-103. But Kyrie answered on the Cavs next possession with a triple of his own.

The Cavs fell behind by four on Jonas Valanciunas’ turnaround jumper, but Irving kept the Cavs close. DeRozan split a pair of free throws with 1:18 to play, giving Toronto a one-point edge. But Frye’s trey with just under a minute to go gave the Wine and Gold a lead they would not relinquish.

By the Numbers – 28 … straight games that the LeBron James’ teams  have won when he posts at least 20 points and 10 assists – tied with Gary Payton for the second-longest streak in NBA history and just two behind Wilt Chamberlain.

Quotable – Channing Frye, on his long-range shooting with the Cavaliers …

”I was probably a little hyped up; I had a little coffee thing before the half. So I just had to focus. Sometimes I have a little bit of ADD and I kind of wander away a bit mentally, but I was like, ‘We really need to win. I’ve got to focus on this one.’ I’ve been 1-for-20 in the Playoffs and I’ve been (5-for-8). But it’s the shot. I’ll take it 100 out of 100 times. I get yelled at when I don’t shoot, so we’ll just stick to shooting right now.”

Up Next -- The Cavaliers close out the week with a pair of Central Division foes – traveling to Indiana on Wednesday night for the second-half of the back-to-back followed by a Friday night postseason rematch with Andre Drummond and the Detroit Pistons. Afterwards, the Wine and Gold get a rare four-day break, taking on the Trailblazers at The Q on Thanksgiving Eve.

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Frye's Big Fourth Helps Cavs Rally Past Raptors

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After holding off the upstart Hornets in the final quarter with LeBron James and four (albeit high-quality) reserves on the floor, the Cavaliers made another statement that they’re the class of the Conference this past Sunday. And there’s also very little doubt that the Raptors – who come to Quicken Loans Arena for the first time this season on Tuesday night – are not far behind.

By improving to 8-1, the Wine and Gold tied their strong start from last season. The Raptors seem to start well every season, posting a 31-13 mark in October and November over the past three seasons.

On Sunday afternoon – with J.R. Smith on the shelf with a sore right ankle – the Cavaliers got a combined 35 points from Channing Frye and Iman Shumpert in the 100-93 win, Cleveland’s seventh in their last eight against Charlotte.

The Raptors come to town having won three straight and six of seven – dropping the Knicks on Saturday night at The Garden and they don’t get much relief after facing the Cavs on Tuesday night. They have the NBA’s other Finals team on tap tomorrow in Toronto when Steph Curry and the Warriors invade the Air Canada Centre.

On Saturday night, DeMar DeRozan joined some exclusive company – Michael Jordan, Nate Archibald and the legendary World B. Free – as the only players in NBA history to score at least 30 points in eight of their first nine games. (Wilt Chamberlain is the only player to score 30+ in nine of his first ten.)

In Saturday’s victory over New York, DeRozan – who’s leading the league with a 34.0 ppg average – finished with 33 points on 11-for-23 shooting and is just the fifth player in the last 50 years to net 300+ points through the first nine games while shooting 50 percent from the floor.

On Friday night in Washington, despite going 5-of-9 from beyond the arc, J.R. Smith tweaked his right ankle and was forced to sit out Sunday’s meeting. He participated in Tuesday morning’s shootaround, but there’s still no official word on his status for the matchup with Toronto.

Even without Swish, the Cavaliers set an NBA mark on Sunday, becoming the first team to can at least 10 three-pointers in their first nine games of the season.

The Raptors boast arguably the most explosive backcourt in the Eastern Conference and when they’re both clicking – which they often are – Toronto is extremely difficult to beat, going 5-0 when DeRozan and Kyle Lowry combine for more than 50 points. They combined for 53 points in their Friday night win over Charlotte and have gone for 58 already this year.

Lowry – the team’s leading three-point threat – finished with 16 points, six boards and six assists in Toronto’s recent win over New York – and he’s had some big nights against the Wine and Gold over the past year, including a 43-point outburst during the regular season and a pair of 35-point performances in the Playoffs.

On Tuesday night, Lowry will square off against fellow Eastern Conference All-Star and Team USA teammate, Kyrie Irving, who’s coming off a 19-point effort on Sunday. Uncle Drew dropped 26 points on the Raptors in Cleveland’s 94-91 win on October 28 – drilling the game-winning triple with 44 seconds to play.

Tonight’s battle in the post won’t be a thing of beauty. Jonas Valanciuanas and Tristan Thompson – who’ve been inextricably linked since being chosen No. 4 and No. 5 overall in the 2011 Draft – are blue-collar grinders in the middle.

With the Wine and Gold’s scoring arsenal, Thompson isn’t asked to do much offensively, but he’s still struggled to contribute over the past few games – failing to notch double-digit points since November 3. More concerning was his lack of production on the boards, where he had his five-game stretch of double-figure rebounds snapped last week against Atlanta and Washington. But Thompson – who doubled-up with 11 points and 10 boards in Cleveland’s win over Toronto early this year – bounced back in the victory over Charlotte, leading both squads with 12 boards.

Valanciunas returned to the lineup on Friday night after missing the previous two games with a left knee contusion. He’s one of a dozen players averaging double-digit rebounds this season and leads the Raptors with 71 this season. In the October 28 meeting in Toronto, the large Lithuanian doubled-up with 10 points and a game-high 17 rebounds against the Wine and Gold.

As strong as the Cavaliers’ starters have been this season, their bench has been just as good – especially over the past few games.

On Friday night, Iman Shumpert completely locked down John Wall in the second half, holding him to just five points after intermission. On Sunday afternoon, Shump did his best work on the offensive end – matching a season-high with 15 points, going 6-of-9 from the floor, including 3-of-5 from long-distance.

But as good as Shumpert was on Sunday, it was Channing Frye who stole the show, scoring 11 of his team-high 20 points in the fourth quarter – hitting a season-high six three-pointers. The 12-year veteran – who tortured the Raptors from long-range in last year’s ECF – has tallied double figures in five of his last six games, going 19-for-38 from long-distance during that stretch.

On Sunday, Tyronn Lue closed out the win over Charlotte with a lineup of LeBron James, Shumpert, Frye, Richard Jefferson (who finished with eight boards) and Jordan McRae (who’d logged less than eight minutes of floor time before Sunday).

The Raptors have a pretty decent bench, themselves. Terrance Ross and Patrick Patterson are the squad’s fourth- and fifth-ranked scorers and Lucas Nogueira is coming off a game against New York in which he grabbed 10 boards and blocked five shots while going 3-for-3 from the floor.

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KeyBank Five Keys: Cavaliers vs. Raptors

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On Tuesday, November 15, FOX Sports Ohio is airing the Cavs – Raptors game (7:00 p.m.) and the Blue Jackets – Capitals game (7:00 p.m.). Please refer to these programming details, available online HERE.

Cavaliers Live Pregame Show begins at 6:30 p.m. | Tipoff at 7:00 p.m.
The game will also replay in all Cavs viewing areas at 12 midnight and Wednesday, November 16 at 6:00 a.m.

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#CavsRaptors Programming Note - November 15, 2016

After a 100-93 win over Charlotte on Sunday at The Q, the Cavaliers host the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night. Tipoff from The Q is at 7:00 p.m. (ET).

With an 8-1 record to open the season, the Wine and Gold have tied their best start after nine games in team history. The team will try to match their best start after 10 games, which is 9-1 set in the 1976-77 season. No Cavs team has ever started 10-1 through 11 games.

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So far this season, the Cavaliers have three players averaging at least 20.0 points (Irving-23.9, James-22.9, Love-20.6)

Cleveland's early success can be attributed to their efficiency at the offense end. In Sunday’s win over Charlotte, Cleveland connected on 14 three-pointers. The Cavs have now hit at least 10 threes in all nine games this season,
setting the NBA record for consecutive games with 10 or more made threes to start a season (prev. Houston, first eight games in 2014-15). The Wine and Gold are currently averaging 13.2 made threes a game, which is tied for the league lead with the Rockets.

While the offense has been hitting on all cylinders, Cleveland's defense has been stout over their last two wins. Sunday, the Cavs limited the Hornets to .379 (36-95) shooting, including a .326 (14-43) clip in the second half. In their last
two victories (at Washington, vs. Charlotte), Cleveland has limited opponents to a combined 77 points on 27-84 (.321) shooting in the second half.

The Wine and Gold aim to continue their productivity at both ends of the floor against a Toronto squad hungry for revenge.

After eliminating Toronto from the 2016 Playoffs, the Cavaliers defeated the Raptors in a 94-91 thriller on October 28th at the Air Canada Centre. The Raptors have only lost one other game since then, sitting atop the Atlantic Division with their 7-2 record.

The catalyst behind Toronto's strong start has been the stellar play of their All-Star shooting guard, DeMar DeRozan. DeRozan joined Michael Jordan (1986-87), World B. Free (1979-80) and Nate Archibald (1972-73) as the only players in NBA history to score 30+ points in eight of the first nine games to start a season.

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Programming Note: On Tuesday, November 15, FOX Sports Ohio is airing the Cavs – Raptors game (7:00 p.m.) and the Blue Jackets – Capitals game (7:00 p.m.). To view TV listings, CLICK HERE.

For live in-game updates, follow @cavs, @CavsJoeG, @CavsFredMcLeod, @MrCavalier34, @CavsJMike and @chones22 on Twitter.

Status Update: (Cavs) - Mo Williams, (NWT), J.R. Smith, (Sore Right Ankle, Questionable)

Status Update: (Raptors) - Jared Sullinger, (Left Foot Surgery, Out), Delon Wright, (Right Shoulder Surgery, Out)

As mentioned, the Cavs have won their least three meetings with the Raptors dating back to the 2016 NBA Playoffs, including their 94-91 victory this season.

Over those three victories, Cleveland has won by an average of 22.4 points (107.7-85.3), while shooting .509 from the field and .464 (39-84) from beyond the arc.

Defensively, the Cavs have held Toronto to a combined .399 shooting from the field (.259 3FG%), including a .389 mark in the Oct. 28 victory at the Air Canada Centre.

Tuesday's matchup will be the second of four meetings between the Conference foes this season (at TOR 12/5, at CLE 4/12).

Giveaway: Tristan Thompson 12'' x 17'' Fathead Decal courtesy of Brew Kettle

On Wednesday night, the Wine and Gold travel to Indy for a matchup with the Pacers. The Cavs close out the week with another big Central Division matchup – a Playoff rematch with the Detroit Pistons on Friday night at The Q. Cleveland then gets a rare four-day break after tangling with Detroit, taking on the Portland Trail Blazers at The Q on Thanksgiving Eve. GET TICKETS | VIEW FULL SCHEDULE

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