LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers were losing throughout the first half, but it was an amazing performance by James and Kevin Love that pushed them to a two-game lead over the Raptors in the second round of the NBA playoffs.
LeBron scored 43 points and added 8 rebounds and 14 assists in the win while Love added 31 points and 11 rebounds along with it. Neither shot well from three (3-9 combined), but they shot an amazing 30-49 overall. Jeff Green played well off the bench adding 14 points in just 20 minutes.
For the Raptors, it was a hot start by Kyle Lowry that pushed them to a 63-61 lead in the first half, but he didn’t get much help. He scored 21 points on 70% shooting while DeMar DeRozan scored 24 points, but on 23 shots. In total, just four players scored in double digits in the 128-110 loss.
Game three will take place from Cleveland, where it could get ugly if things don’t turn around for the Raptors.
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