Toronto Raptors vs Cleveland Cavaliers Jan.6/08

LeBron James scored 24 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter Sunday to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 93-90 win over the Toronto Raptors.

Chris Bosh scored 23 points to lead the Raptors, who blew a 20-point lead in their second consecutive loss.

Anthony Parker added 20 points and nine rebounds while Jose Calderon had 16 points and 11 assists and Jamario Moon finished with 16 points for the Raptors (17-17).

Larry Hughes added 14 points to the Cavs (17-17).

The Raptors led for most of the afternoon Sunday and appeared headed for one of their most solid performances of the season, taking a 70-57 lead into the fourth quarter before a sellout crowd of 19,800 at Air Canada Centre.

But James finally found his shot, his three-pointer with four minutes left _ part of an fourth-quarter outburst that included four three-pointers _ put the Cavs up 81-80 with four minutes left for their first lead of the game.

A three-pointer by Daniel Gibson with 1:11 made it an 89-84 Cavs lead, and then Toronto and Cleveland traded free throws until a basket by Bosh in the dying seconds made it a three-point victory for the visitors.

The Cavs' fourth-quarter outburst spoiled what had promised to be a solid game by Toronto. The Raptors galloped out of the gate Sunday, shooting a sizzling 62 per cent in an entertaining first quarter to lead 28-14 _ their biggest first-quarter lead this season.

Moon was a human highlight reel, throwing down a couple of thunderous dunks, including one in which the Raptor rookie blew by James en route to the hoop, bringing the crowd to its feet.

Parker had probably his best game of the season at both ends of the court. Assigned the tough task of guarding James, he pestered the Cavs star all afternoon, holding him to 14-for-29 shooting that included a couple of air balls and a pair of missed dunks.

The Raptors opened the game with a 13-4 run to take a 14-point lead on a dunk by Bosh midway through the first. An alley-oop dunk by Moon with four seconds left sent Toronto into the second leading 28-14.

A driving drunk by Bosh boosted Toronto's advantage to 35-15 early in the quarter. But the Cavs went on a 14-2 run to cut the Raptors' lead to eight points, and Toronto was up 43-33 at halftime.

The Raptors outscored Cleveland 27-24 in the third, a basket by Joey Graham giving them a 17-point lead late in the quarter. Toronto took a 70-57 advantage into the final quarter.

NOTES: The Raptors and Cavs split their two previous meetings this season, each team winning at home. . . Former Raptor Donyell Marshall didn't dress for the Cavs (sprained right wrist). . . The Raptors host Philadelphia on Wednesday then head to New York to face the Knicks on Friday.

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[JyNX16]

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Toronto Raptors vs Cleveland Cavaliers Jan.6/08

[DaFlavoureKing]

does anyone have a video of the final point by toronto i changed the chanel during the intermission and missed it

[udilicious]

Can't believe just a short while ago the Cavs had a starting lineup that was so pathetic (Hughes, Gooden, Pavlovic). Look at how much the Cavs have improved in such a short time... Shaq, Williams, West, and off the bench Moon, Parker and eventually Powe. WOW!

[raptorsfan1000]

like jermaine o neal?

[KingJamez2323]

I was at this game wearing a LeBron jersey and after the game everyone waz starin' me down:P it was a good game though!!

[yellowpaint1234]

the games that piss me off the most is when the raps give up a huge lead in the 4th quarter. it happened again in goldenstate earlier that year

[mhalligan436]

lebron=mvp

[anujmohil]

i was sittin behind the cavs

[spongeboy666]

man shut the fuck up you kno it happens every now and then to every team fuck new jereeys had it happen at least5 times this year