Starting Lineups:
Raptors
PG - Kyle Lowry
SG - DeMar DeRozan
SF - DeMarre Carroll
PF - Luis Scola
C - Bismack Biyombo
Cavaliers
PG - Matthew Dellavedova
SG - JR Smith
SF - LeBron James
PF - Kevin Love
C - Tristan Thompson
Game Notes:
- The Raptors return to their home court after finishing their Western Conference road trip with a record of 2-3. Overall they are 9-6 to start the season and 6th seed in the Eastern Conference.
- Luis Scola continues to be a surprising but welcome contributor to the Raptors' offense. He scored 20 points and pulled down 8 rebounds against the Clippers. DeMarre Carroll also had a productive night with 21 points and 4 steals.
- The Cleveland Cavaliers are facing the Toronto Raptors on the road. They face the Orlando Magic on Monday on their home court.
- Injuries have been plentiful for the Cavaliers. Four players were unavailable to play for the Cavaliers against the Hawks: Kyrie Irving, Iman Shumpert, Mo Williams, and Timofey Mozgov.
- Kevin Love led Cleveland to a win against the Hawks, scoring 25 points and collecting 11 rebounds.
- DeMarre Carroll of the Toronto Raptors will have his hands full guarding one of the greats of basketball, LeBron James. Carroll and James have previously battled it out during the playoff series between the Atlanta Hawks and Cleveland Cavaliers, which Cleveland won in a series sweep (4-0). This time around, DeMarre Carroll hopes to be the one who comes out on top against the King.
LET'S GO RAPTORS
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