James scores 24, Cavaliers beat Raptors 105-91

Less than two weeks ago, the Raptors went into Cleveland and rallied from an early 18-point deficit to win 110-93, causing LeBron James to call the Cavaliers "a very fragile team." It hasn't taken long for Cleveland to toughen up. James had 24 points and a season-best 13 assists, Kevin Love added 15 points and 13 rebounds, and the Cavaliers won their sixth straight game by beating Toronto 105-91 Friday night.

Irving, who scored a season-high 37 points in Thursday's win at New York, had just two points in the first half but connected on six of 12 field goal attempts in the second half. Toronto trailed 76-64 to begin the fourth quarter, but back-to-back 3-pointers by Terrence Ross and Lowry made it 89-83 with 5:43 left.

After a Cleveland timeout, James pushed the lead back to eight with a jumper. Amir Johnson made two free throws but Thompson answered with a pair from the line, then finished an alley-oop dunk off a pass from James to put the Cavaliers up 95-85 with 4:08 left.

A reverse layup by James Johnson and a dunk by Amir Johnson cut it to 97-91 at 1:53, but Thompson sealed his season-high point total with a pair from the line, then added a hook shot with 1:08 left, restoring Cleveland's 10-point cushion. Amir Johnson scored 12 points in the first but Love had nine for the Cavaliers, who led 30-21 after one. James Jones came off the bench to score eight points in the second as Cleveland led 51-44 at halftime. Toronto took its first lead of the game, 58-57, on a 3 by Lowry at 7:14 of the third but Cleveland answered with a 16-2 run. James and Irving combined for 17 of Cleveland's 25 points in the third as the Cavaliers took a 76-64 lead into the fourth.