(Cleveland) Pascal Siakam and OG Anunoby each had 26 points on Friday, leading the Toronto Raptors to a 118-107 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Siakam had a career-high 52 points Wednesday against the Knicks in New York.
On Friday, he also provided nine assists, seven rebounds, two steals and a block.
Anunoby added 10 rebounds for the Raptors, which ended the Cavaliers’ winning streak five games away.
“We just wanted to be aggressive right off the bat, force them to take hard shots and do a bunch of rebounds,” Anunoby said. If we play with energy and strength, good things will happen. »
Scottie Barnes had 25 points and 10 rebounds, while Fred VanVleet had 18 points.
Reserves Malachi Flynn and Gary Trent contributed nine and eight points, respectively.
Trent scored all his points in the first half. He had missed four games with a quadriceps injury.
The Raptors excelled for three-point shooting, hitting the target 19 of 37 times.
Anunoby (six for nine), Van Vleet (five for 10) and Flynn (three for six) were the most brilliant at this level.
Toronto is 3-0 against Cleveland this season.
Nick Nurse’s group prevailed in Toronto in October and November.
The Raptors will play again Tuesday at home against the Los Angeles Clippers.
Darius Garland led the Cavaliers with 17 points.
The score at the half was 69-53 for the visitors.
The Raptors showed their intentions in the first quarter, where they took control 39-31.
They were very solid at the very end of the engagement.
Anunoby was tenacious against Donovan Mitchell, who made a pass that Trent deflected off the field, with 3.8 seconds left.
Cleveland failed to shoot in time and within moments of the throw-in, Siakam nailed a 36-foot “rainbow” shot perfectly.
The Raptors had the 11-6 advantage in offensive rebounds.
In the third quarter, Thad Young grabbed one that led to two runs for Barnes. Siakam quickly added a basket and then another, the latter after he himself recovered his missed shot.
The streak allowed the Toronto club to settle into a 94-75 lead.
In the last quarter, note the long distance shot of Anunoby which allowed his team to lead 114-101, with 4: 38 on the clock.