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[Joey]

Game #10: Toronto Raptors 117 - Cleveland Cavaliers 121

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Projected Starters

Toronto	Cleveland
PG - Kyle Lowry	PG - Kyrie Irving
SG - Demar Derozan	SG - Mike Dunleavy
SF - Demarre Carroll	SF - Lebron James
PF - Pascal Siakam	PF - Kevin Love
C - Jonas Valanciunas	C - Tristan Thompson

Last Meeting
GAME 2 - OCTOBER 28, 2016 CLEVELAND 94, TORONTO 91
Kyrie Irving had 26 points and LeBron James had 21, helping the Cleveland Cavaliers hold off DeMar DeRozan and the Toronto Raptors for a 94-91 victory. DeRozan had 32 points for Toronto in the first of four games scheduled between last season's Eastern Conference finalists. Cleveland beat Toronto in six games on its way to winning the franchise's first NBA championship.


Note Worthy
• Toronto begins a back-to-back against both NBA Finals participants (Nov. 15-16). The only other team scheduled to play Cleveland and Golden State on consecutive nights is Brooklyn (Dec. 22-23).

• DeMar DeRozan joined Michael Jordan (1986-87), World B. Free (1979-80) and Nate Archibald (1972-73) as the only players in the last 50 years to score 30+ points in eight of the first nine games to start a season. Wilt Chamberlain (1962-63) was the last player to start a season scoring 30+ points in nine of the first 10 games.

• DeMar DeRozan scored a game-high 33 points Nov. 12 vs. New York, becoming the fifth player in the last 50 years to record 300+ points through the first nine games of a season, while shooting .500+ from the field. DeRozan has 306 points and shooting .528 (115-for-218) from the field. He joins Michael Jordan (1988-89, 1989-90), World B. Free (1979-80), Nate Archibald (1972-73) and Lew Alcindor (1970-71).

• DeMar DeRozan was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played Nov. 7-13. He led the NBA averaging 34.7 points and shot .535 (38-for-71) from the field. DeRozan joined Kyle Lowry, Chris Bosh and Vince Carter as the only players in team history to win the award multiple times.

• The Raptors are 5-0 this season when DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry combine to score 50+ points.

• Patrick Patterson has contributed 10+ points in two of the last three games (Nov. 9-12) to become the team’s all-time leader in double-digit scoring games as a reserve.

• According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Lucas Nogueira came off the bench to grab10 rebounds and blocked five shots, including two in the final two minutes of the game Nov. 12 vs. New York. The last Raptor with at least 10 rebounds and five blocked shots while coming off the bench was Andrea Bargnani on Dec. 17, 2006 when he recorded 10 rebounds and six blocks.

• Toronto has never won four consecutive road games to start a season. The team-record for consecutive road victories to start a season is three, accomplished in 2016-17, 2015-16 and 2004-05. The Raptors have the best road record (49-36) among Eastern Conference teams the past three seasons.

• Toronto’s best start through the first 10 games is 8-2 during the 2014-15 season. The Raptors posted a 7-3 record through the first 10 games last year. Toronto is 31-13 (.705) in October/November the past three seasons.


Injury Updates
Jared Sullinger - Out; Left Foot Surgery

Delon Wright - Out; Right Shoulder Surgery



Go Raps!

[Nilanka]

[S.R.]

LoL

What are you guys realistically hoping for out of this game?

[planetmars]

Raps won 2/3 regular season games and 2/6 playoff games last season. Raptors can beat these guys. Just hoping for the best I guess the next two days.

[Nilanka]

LoL

What are you guys realistically hoping for out of this game?

I'm trying to decide which of the 2 games vs. Cavs and Warriors is more winnable. In terms of sheer motivation (dating back to last year, and an earlier loss this year), I'm guessing our guys are more fired up for tonight's game.

Then again, the last 3 times we played in Cleveland, we were ran off the court by halftime.

[rocwell]

Raps won 2/3 regular season games and 2/6 playoff games last season. Raptors can beat these guys. Just hoping for the best I guess the next two days.

Raptors can beat anyone on their day.. but Cavs can beat anyone on a bad day.

[KeonClark]

LoL

What are you guys realistically hoping for out of this game?

Same thing every game..a win

[DanH]

Same thing every game..a win

Everyone is touting this as the back to back from hell, but the reality is that back to backs only matter for the second game. Tonight is just another road game in CLE. Win this one, worry about the Warriors tomorrow.

Hopefully Carroll plays - if he does, the Raps have a good chance. If not, it's a long shot they find a way to defend both LeBron and Love well enough without giving up loads of open threes.

[Nilanka]

Everyone is touting this as the back to back from hell, but the reality is that back to backs only matter for the second game. Tonight is just another road game in CLE. Win this one, worry about the Warriors tomorrow.

Hopefully Carroll plays - if he does, the Raps have a good chance. If not, it's a long shot they find a way to defend both LeBron and Love well enough without giving up loads of open threes.

Will be a rude awakening for Siakam. Could see Patterson even earlier than normal vs. Love.

[S.R.]

https://youtu.be/v380rlzNaCI

Sorry on mobile, if someone can embed that.

Bebe has a lot to live up to lol

[KeonClark]

Everyone is touting this as the back to back from hell, but the reality is that back to backs only matter for the second game. Tonight is just another road game in CLE. Win this one, worry about the Warriors tomorrow.

Hopefully Carroll plays - if he does, the Raps have a good chance. If not, it's a long shot they find a way to defend both LeBron and Love well enough without giving up loads of open threes.

I'd like to see them go to JV early and often, and play over 30 min tonight. Slow the game down to the half court grind, and also keep Bebe fresh for tomorrow. He had his best offensive game of his short career vs Golden State last year as they had no answer for him, and I suspect still won't have an answer this year.

[Nilanka]

Sorry on mobile, if someone can embed that.

Bebe has a lot to live up to lol

A textbook example of the NBA's "star call"

[KeonClark]

Also would be nice to see Kyle breakout offensively tonight vs Kyrie no D..I'd like to see Cojo and Powell early as possible in both tonight and tomorrow nights games, don't leave Kyle to defend arguably the 2 best offensive point guards in the game (if you don't define Westbrook by position and just call him a freak guard) back to back

[Axel]

It's hard to wrap the head around Mike Dunleavy still starting in the NBA. I assume this means that LeBron guards Demar while Dunleavy "guards" Carroll. Would like to see some Norman in on that action.