rter and expect to win on the road was tough," Cavaliers coach Mike Brown said.Playing in his hometown for the first time,Cheap Ray Ban 1878, Cleveland's Anthony Bennett scored nine points. Bennett was the top pick in last year's draft, becoming the first Canadian to be selected first overall."AB was solid," Brown said. "It was good to see him get out there and make a few baskets. He did a decent job on the boards."Cleveland center Spencer Hawes, acquired in a trade with Philadelphia Wednesday, made his Cavaliers debut, scoring seven points and grabbing 10 rebounds in 26 minutes."He's pretty smart and he was picking it up as we were going along," Brown said.Former Raptors guard Jarrett Jack hit a 3-pointer with 45 seconds left in the fourth quarter to cap a 7-0 Cleveland run and cut it to 93-87. After a Toronto timeout, John Salmons answered with a driving layup, putting the Raptors up eight points with 28 seconds left. Lowry and DeRozan combined for three free throws in the final 10 seconds to seal the win."We gave ourselves a chance but Toronto had built too big of a lead,Cheap RayBan Sales Tortoise Shell," Brown said.Toronto missed nine of its first 10 field goal attempts and 14 of its first 17 in an ugly opening quarter. Ross made three of Toronto's five field goals and scored eight points in the first to keep the Raptors close, but Cleveland led 22-16 after one.Deng had six points in the second and Irving had five as the Cavaliers took a 44-39 lead at halftime.Toronto took the lead with a 10-2 run early in the second half and kept on pushing. Valanciunas made four of five field goals and added four rebounds as the Raptors took a 76-65 lead into the fourth."Valanciunas was the big difference in the second half," Brown said.Game notes Lowry made his career-best 130th 3-pointer of the season in the fourth quarter. Lowry made 129 with Houston in 2010-11. ... Cleveland C Anderson Varejao missed his fifth straight game with a sore back. ... Irving and Lowry both had nine assists. ... Raptors G Nando DeColo, acquired from San Antonio on Thursday, arrived in Toronto Friday afternoon but was inactive. ... Friday marked the 15th anniversary of Toronto's first game at Air Canada Centre, a 102-87 victory over the Vancouver Grizzlies.Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press
Damian Lillard's 28 points help fuel Blazers' rally pastJazzRecommend0Tweet0Associated PressPORTLAND, Ore. -- With Portland trailing Utah to start the fourth quarter, Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard did what an All-Star is supposed to do.Lillard scored 14 points in the final period and finished with 28 for the short-handed Trail Blazers in a much-needed 102-94 victory over Utah on Friday night."I definitely feel like there's times I have to assert myself,RayBans Sunglasses White Frame," he said.Lillard grabbed attention last weekend by taking part in a record five All-Star events. Last-season's Rookie of the Year was a first-time All-Star, earning a spot on the West team by vote of the conference's coaches.The Blazers need Lillard to take over games like he did against the Jazz in the absence of fellow All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge,Pink Ray Ban Aviator, who sat out with a left groin injury.Robin Lopez had 12 points and a career-high 18 rebounds for the Blazers, who avoided a season-high fourth straight loss as they struggle to keep pace in the Western Conference."When you're going through a tough stretch, it's hard to get back on track sometimes," Lillard said. "This win will get us back on track."Enes Kanter matched his career-high with 25 points and added 10 rebounds for the Jazz, who lost their second straight after a three-game winning streak.Utah opened the final quarter with a 73-64 lead, but Portland answered with a 7-0 run to close within 73-71 and went ahead on Lillard's 3-pointer with 9:18 left. Energized by regaining the lead, Lillard's alley-oop dunk off a dish from Nicolas Batum made it 80-75 with 6:07 left."He's always in attack mode,Wayfarer 1878 Sunglasses," Utah's Trey Burke said of Lillard.Utah kept it close down the stretch, with Richard Jefferson's 3-pointer narrowing the gap to 85-83. Batum answered with a 3-pointer for the Blazers.Kanter's jumper got Utah