James scores 35, Cavs take 3-0 lead with 115-94 victory

“Our second unit guys came in and gave us a big push”, James said.

“Just to have that feeling again, people counting you out, whatever negative comes with losing, being down two games, that definitely sucks and it’s something that we’re gonna have to use tomorrow night”, DeRozan said.

But on a night that Kyle Lowry spent on the bench nursing a sprained ankle, DeRozan’s best wasn’t good enough. The Cavs coasted over the Raptors by an average margin of 20.5 points over the first couple of contests.

Game four is scheduled for Sunday in Houston.

Casey said the Raptors will be playing for pride on Sunday, not wanting to be swept on their home court.

“I thought we did an excellent job of moving the basketball, finding the right person”, Raptors coach Dwane Casey said.

“You don’t want to get swept”, he said. The four-time MVP scored 33 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks to win his twenty-first consecutive first-round game. The NBA’s best player for the last decade is somehow getting even better in year No.14, completely dismissing concerns that his growing number of minutes over the course of his career might slow him down in the postseason. “This year we understood what mindset we had to come in, especially in a rowdy arena like this”. He finished with 35 points on 56.2 percent shooting from the field, eight rebounds, and seven assists. “We knew we were going to get their best shot and we were able to get it done when it counted”. We’re coming home, let’s take care of home. “For whatever reason, it’s escaping us right now”.

“It’s tough”, DeRozan said.

Trevor Ariza tallied 17 points for Houston but had just two after halftime.

“That’s an issue”, said Casey.

Cleveland won 10 straight to begin the playoffs previous year.

Parker will miss the remainder of the 2017 postseason after suffering a ruptured left quadriceps tendon in the fourth quarter of game two.

“But I’ve still got more time“.

The Cavs shot 51 per cent and were 13 of 23 from three-point range. That group, which included Korver, went on a 26-7 run versus the Raptors from the start of the fourth quarter until James subbed out with 3:27 to play. Kevin Love had 13 rebounds, while Tristan Thompson added 12.

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James scored 35 on 9 of 16 shooting in 41 minutes of action.

The three-time all-star missed 21 games late in the regular season after undergoing wrist surgery. Technicals-Toronto defensive three second, Toronto team.

Lowry did not play in the Game 3 loss Friday, did not practice Saturday and was pessimistic about the ankle improving before Sunday’s tipoff at 3:30 p.m. ET. Totals 39-76 24-28 115. Maybe if they win this game, Lowry gets some additional rest and can give it a go in Game 4.

Jonas Valanciunas had 19 and 8 boards for Toronto and Norman Powell chipped in with 13, but no one else stepped up to the plate.

“But I have all the confidence in the world in Cory Joseph“.

Whatever it is about the city of Cleveland, the Toronto Raptors simply don’t play well there. But since he loves playing in Toronto, many experts believe that he’s going to opt out of the contract and then resign with Toronto at a much larger price.

Percentages: FG.513, FT.857.

The Cavaliers, who were 13-for-23 in 3-point shots, also had the advantage in rebounds over the Raptors, 49-25.

Percentages: FG.437, FT.941. In Game 3, DeRozan put together a great first half and had his team in the lead.

Patrick Patterson has made exactly two field goals (2-of-10) this series and is 2-of-7 from behind the arc.