Led by a dominant performance by the best player in basketball, the Cavaliers beat the Toronto Raptors 121-117 on Tuesday night in Cleveland.
LeBron James had 28 points (10-for-15), 14 assists and nine rebounds to pace the Cavaliers, who also got 24 points from Kyrie Irving and 21 off the bench from Channing Frye.
Meanwhile, for the second time in three weeks, the Raptors came up woefully short against the defending NBA champs. With five minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Raptors led by six, but were unable to close out a late flurry of baskets by James, Irving and Frye.