Cavaliers
Cleveland
Eastern Conference
Central
23
9
32
1368
2437
33
17
52
74
41
55
26
23
88
29
11
40
4
25
6
13
22
122
4
106
52
49
2017
137
7
29
29
100
77
05
82
01
84
20
24
3325
6060
89
55
62
1819
1110
61
87
57
66
69
15
84
30
76
22
34
3232
6060
10
5
50
20
13
65
2
2
100
7
0
7
0
8
2
2
33
60
6
2
33
17
7
41
9
9
100
7
5
12
1
4
0
4
25
60
8
5
62
18
11
61
8
5
62
6
1
7
3
7
2
3
32
60
9
5
56
19
10
53
7
7
100
9
5
14
0
6
2
4
32
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kevin
Love
Kevin Love
True
33
4
11
36
2
5
40
4
4
100
4
5
9
2
2
3
1
3
14
14
none
Tristan
Thompson
Tristan Thompson
True
31
4
6
67
0
0
0
6
6
100
4
7
11
0
0
1
2
3
14
12
double
LeBron
James
LeBron James
True
30
7
11
64
1
2
50
5
8
62
0
2
2
7
3
0
2
1
20
11
none
J.R.
Smith
J.R. Smith
True
29
8
17
47
8
14
57
0
0
0
0
3
3
1
0
0
0
2
24
13
none
Kyrie
Irving
Kyrie Irving
True
28
10
16
62
2
5
40
3
3
100
2
4
6
8
0
0
1
1
25
23
none
Iman
Shumpert
Iman Shumpert
False
30
2
5
40
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
1
0
2
4
5
18
none
Matthew
Dellavedova
Matthew Dellavedova
False
24
3
4
75
2
3
67
3
3
100
0
3
3
4
0
0
3
2
11
6
none
Timofey
Mozgov
Timofey Mozgov
False
16
2
2
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
0
2
4
4
10
none
James
Jones
James Jones
False
7
1
1
100
1
1
100
2
2
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
5
1
none
Richard
Jefferson
Richard Jefferson
False
5
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
none
Jared
Cunningham
Jared Cunningham
False
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
none
Anderson
Varejão
Anderson Varejão
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Mo
Williams
Mo Williams
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
6
January
2016
Wednesday
Verizon Center
Washington
Wizards
Washington
False
Raptors
Toronto
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
21
15
36
2108
1904
19
8
42
73
36
49
29
20
69
18
8
26
5
24
9
9
19
100
4
62
31
50
1916
129
7
510
28
5
35
12
47
03
85
13
20
2927
6060
65
31
48
1919
87
5
410
37
9
64
23
87
20
65
23
52
2222
6060
6
3
50
19
12
63
5
2
40
3
1
4
0
8
1
2
29
60
2
1
50
16
9
56
10
8
80
5
2
7
3
5
3
0
27
60
6
3
50
19
8
42
4
3
75
6
2
8
2
6
2
5
22
60
5
1
20
19
7
37
10
7
70
4
3
7
0
5
3
2
22
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
DeMar
DeRozan
DeMar DeRozan
True
35
8
15
53
0
1
0
3
5
60
1
1
2
4
1
0
3
4
19
-17
none
Kyle
Lowry
Kyle Lowry
True
35
7
13
54
3
5
60
6
6
100
0
4
4
10
2
1
0
1
23
-16
double
Jonas
Valančiūnas
Jonas Valančiūnas
True
26
4
8
50
0
0
0
1
3
33
5
3
8
1
0
2
1
0
9
-20
none
James
Johnson
James Johnson
True
22
2
5
40
1
2
50
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
5
-17
none
Luis
Scola
Luis Scola
True
18
2
5
40
1
3
33
1
2
50
0
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
6
-13
none
Terrence
Ross
Terrence Ross
False
27
2
7
29
0
3
0
2
2
100
0
2
2
1
3
0
2
2
6
-6
none
Patrick
Patterson
Patrick Patterson
False
26
6
8
75
3
5
60
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
2
15
0
none
Cory
Joseph
Cory Joseph
False
20
0
5
0
0
0
0
3
4
75
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
3
3
-11
none
Bismack
Biyombo
Bismack Biyombo
False
18
3
4
75
0
0
0
4
5
80
1
4
5
1
0
1
2
3
10
2
none
Lucas
Nogueira
Lucas Nogueira
False
2
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
-4
none
Delon
Wright
Delon Wright
False
2
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
-4
none
Norman
Powell
Norman Powell
False
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
-4
none
Bruno
Caboclo
Bruno Caboclo
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
6
January
2016
Wednesday
Barclays Center
Brooklyn
Nets
Brooklyn
False
The Cleveland Cavaliers ( 23 - 9 ) defeated the Toronto Raptors ( 21 - 15 ) 122 - 100 on Monday . Already known for their suffocating defense , the Cavaliers flipped the switch on another aspect of their game Monday , one that should put the rest of the league on notice . Cleveland caught fire from the field and turned into Warriors East for the evening , knocking down 55 percent of their attempts from the field and an outstanding 52 percent of the 33 they took from beyond the arc . The Cavs ' starting five impressively drained 13 long - range buckets , with the reserves pitching in another four . Their sharpshooting resulted in a season - high 122 points for Cleveland , who pulled away from the Raptors in the second half by winning the final two quarters by a pair of 32 - 22 margins . The visitors were led by Kyle Lowry 's 23 - point , 10 - assist double - double , his third straight such performance . He supplemented the effort with four rebounds , a pair of steals and a block . Partner in crime and backcourt mate DeMar DeRozan was right behind Lowry with 19 points , four assists , a pair of rebounds and a steal . The remaining members of the starting five managed modest - to - subpar efforts , with Jonas Valanciunas ' nine points and eight rebounds serving as the most notable . Patrick Patterson paced the Raptors bench with 15 points . Toronto fell to 21 - 15 but remains in first place in the Eastern Conference 's Atlantic Division . They now head to Brooklyn to take on the Nets on Wednesday . Cleveland 's formidable attack was spearheaded by Kyrie Irving , who can be officially considered back to full strength . The 23 - year - old played a season - high 29 minutes and was highly productive with them , pouring in a season - best 25 points , dishing out eight assists and hauling in six boards . J.R. Smith pitched in with a 24 - point effort that consisted exclusively of three - pointers , while LeBron James managed 20 points , seven assists , a pair of rebounds and three steals . Kevin Love and Tristan Thompson rounded out a stellar night for the starters with a pair of 14 - point efforts , totals that were complemented with nine and 11 rebounds , respectively . Matthew Dellavedova led the reserves with 11 points , four assists and three rebounds over 25 minutes . The Cavaliers improved to 23 - 9 and continue atop the Eastern Conference 's Central Division . They now head to Washington to take on the Wizards on Wednesday .
The Cleveland Cavaliers (23 - 9) defeated the Toronto Raptors (21 - 15) 122 - 100 on Monday. Already known for their suffocating defense, the Cavaliers flipped the switch on another aspect of their game Monday, one that should put the rest of the league on notice. Cleveland caught fire from the field and turned into Warriors East for the evening, knocking down 55 percent of their attempts from the field and an outstanding 52 percent of the 33 they took from beyond the arc. The Cavs' starting five impressively drained 13 long - range buckets, with the reserves pitching in another four. Their sharpshooting resulted in a season - high 122 points for Cleveland, who pulled away from the Raptors in the second half by winning the final two quarters by a pair of 32 - 22 margins. The visitors were led by Kyle Lowry's 23 - point, 10 - assist double - double, his third straight such performance. He supplemented the effort with four rebounds, a pair of steals and a block. Partner in crime and backcourt mate DeMar DeRozan was right behind Lowry with 19 points, four assists, a pair of rebounds and a steal. The remaining members of the starting five managed modest - to - subpar efforts, with Jonas Valanciunas' nine points and eight rebounds serving as the most notable. Patrick Patterson paced the Raptors bench with 15 points. Toronto fell to 21 - 15 but remains in first place in the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division. They now head to Brooklyn to take on the Nets on Wednesday. Cleveland's formidable attack was spearheaded by Kyrie Irving, who can be officially considered back to full strength. The 23 - year - old played a season - high 29 minutes and was highly productive with them, pouring in a season - best 25 points, dishing out eight assists and hauling in six boards. J.R. Smith pitched in with a 24 - point effort that consisted exclusively of three - pointers, while LeBron James managed 20 points, seven assists, a pair of rebounds and three steals. Kevin Love and Tristan Thompson rounded out a stellar night for the starters with a pair of 14 - point efforts, totals that were complemented with nine and 11 rebounds, respectively. Matthew Dellavedova led the reserves with 11 points, four assists and three rebounds over 25 minutes. The Cavaliers improved to 23 - 9 and continue atop the Eastern Conference's Central Division. They now head to Washington to take on the Wizards on Wednesday.
The Cleveland Cavaliers (23 - 9) defeated the Toronto Raptors (21 - 15) 122 - 100 on Monday. Already known for their suffocating defense, the Cavaliers flipped the switch on another aspect of their game Monday, one that should put the rest of the league on notice. Cleveland caught fire from the field and turned into Warriors East for the evening, knocking down 55 percent of their attempts from the field and an outstanding 52 percent of the 33 they took from beyond the arc. The Cavs' starting five impressively drained 13 long - range buckets, with the reserves pitching in another four. Their sharpshooting resulted in a season - high 122 points for Cleveland, who pulled away from the Raptors in the second half by winning the final two quarters by a pair of 32 - 22 margins. The visitors were led by Kyle Lowry's 23 - point, 10 - assist double - double, his third straight such performance. He supplemented the effort with four rebounds, a pair of steals and a block. Partner in crime and backcourt mate DeMar DeRozan was right behind Lowry with 19 points, four assists, a pair of rebounds and a steal. The remaining members of the starting five managed modest - to - subpar efforts, with Jonas Valanciunas' nine points and eight rebounds serving as the most notable. Patrick Patterson paced the Raptors bench with 15 points. Toronto fell to 21 - 15 but remains in first place in the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division. They now head to Brooklyn to take on the Nets on Wednesday. Cleveland's formidable attack was spearheaded by Kyrie Irving, who can be officially considered back to full strength. The 23 - year - old played a season - high 29 minutes and was highly productive with them, pouring in a season - best 25 points, dishing out eight assists and hauling in six boards. J.R. Smith pitched in with a 24 - point effort that consisted exclusively of three - pointers, while LeBron James managed 20 points, seven assists, a pair of rebounds and three steals. Kevin Love and Tristan Thompson rounded out a stellar night for the starters with a pair of 14 - point efforts, totals that were complemented with nine and 11 rebounds, respectively. Matthew Dellavedova led the reserves with 11 points, four assists and three rebounds over 25 minutes. The Cavaliers improved to 23 - 9 and continue atop the Eastern Conference's Central Division. They now head to Washington to take on the Wizards on Wednesday.
<GAME> <DATE> 4 January 2016 <DAY> Monday <STADIUM> Quicken Loans Arena <CITY> Cleveland <HOME> <TEAM> Cavaliers <CITY> Cleveland <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 122 <WINS-LOSSES> 23 9 <QTRS> 33 25 32 32 <TEAM-AST> 25 <3PT> 17 <TEAM-FG> 41 <TEAM-FT> 23 <TEAM-REB> 40 <TEAM-TO> 13 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 6 January 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Wednesday <NEXT-STADIUM> Verizon Center <NEXT-CITY> Washington <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Washington <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Wizards <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Raptors <CITY> Toronto <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 100 <WINS-LOSSES> 21 15 <QTRS> 29 27 22 22 <TEAM-AST> 24 <3PT> 8 <TEAM-FG> 36 <TEAM-FT> 20 <TEAM-REB> 26 <TEAM-TO> 9 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 6 January 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Wednesday <NEXT-STADIUM> Barclays Center <NEXT-CITY> Brooklyn <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Brooklyn <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Nets <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Kyrie Irving <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 25 <FG> 10 16 62 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 8 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> J. R. Smith <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 24 <FG> 8 17 47 <FG3> 8 14 57 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> LeBron James <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 20 <FG> 7 11 64 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 5 8 62 <REB> 2 <AST> 7 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tristan Thompson <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 14 <FG> 4 6 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 6 6 100 <REB> 11 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 4 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Kevin Love <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 14 <FG> 4 11 36 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 9 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 4 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Matthew Dellavedova <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 11 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Jones <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 5 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Iman Shumpert <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Timofey Mozgov <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 2 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mo Williams <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Anderson Varejão <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jared Cunningham <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 1 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Richard Jefferson <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kyle Lowry <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 23 <FG> 7 13 54 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 6 6 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 10 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> DeMar DeRozan <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 19 <FG> 8 15 53 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 3 5 60 <REB> 2 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Patrick Patterson <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 15 <FG> 6 8 75 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Bismack Biyombo <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 10 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jonas Valančiūnas <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 3 33 <REB> 8 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 5 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Terrence Ross <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Luis Scola <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Johnson <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cory Joseph <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 3 <FG> 0 5 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 0 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Delon Wright <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Lucas Nogueira <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Bruno Caboclo <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Norman Powell <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none