CLEVELAND — Pascal Siakam and O.G. Anunoby both scored 26 points and the Toronto Raptors coasted to a 118-107 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night.
Scottie Barnes netted 25 points and Fred VanVleet added 18 to help Toronto earn their third win in as many games over the Cavaliers this season.
Anunoby hit six three-pointers, tying his career-high, as the Raptors made a season-high 19 from behind the arc. Siakam, who had a career-high 52 points in New York on Wednesday night, also had seven assists. Barnes hauled in 10 rebounds, Anunoby had nine and VanVleet added eight.
Toronto came into the game with the lowest 3-point shooting percentage in the NBA of 32.2%. By halftime, the Raptors were 12 of 21 and ended up shooting 51.4% for the game.
VanVleet gave Toronto a 83-57 lead just three minutes into the third quarter after hitting his third 3-pointer, prompting Cleveland coach J.B. Bickerstaff to sit his entire starting lineup down.
Donovan Mitchell managed just four points at the time and finished the game with 12 on 4-of-16 shooting.
Darius Garland finished with 17 points and eight assists, and Isaac Okoro scored 15 points for the Cavaliers. Cedi Osman and Kevin Love each added 13 points off the bench.
Despite the loss, Cleveland is still 4-1 on their season-high, six-game homestand.
With the win, Toronto became the first team from the East to win in Cleveland this season.
The Cavaliers are still an impressive 16-3 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, including 11-1 against the East. The Cavaliers only other losses are against Minnesota and Sacramento of the Western Conference.
Toronto 39 30 29 20 = 118
Cleveland 31 22 25 29 = 107
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