nba Game Recap
Cleveland Falls 115-109 to Raptors - Recap
Serge Ibaka went off for 26 points and added 4 rebounds leading Toronto over Cleveland, 115-109, on Thursday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Toronto won on the scoreboard, but lost at the pay window as they failed to cover the -10.0-point spread. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 222.5.
Kyle Lowry had 23 points for Toronto and Pascal Siakam chipped in with 19 points. Fred VanVleet had 12 assists for the Raptors, while Fred VanVleet was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 7 boards.
Cleveland got 23 points from Collin Sexton in a losing cause and another 23 points from Kevin Love. Darius Garland contributed 8 assists for the Cavaliers, while Tristan Thompson had 12 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Toronto were victorious, as the score was 56-52 at the break.
Cleveland won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 52-37.
Next game, Toronto takes its act on the road to face Detroit looking for another win. For Cleveland, they head home to face Golden State.