By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
DeMar DeRozan scored 32 points, Bismack Biyombo set a Toronto playoff record with 26 rebounds and the Raptors beat Cleveland 99-84 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals on Saturday night, handing the Cavaliers their first loss this postseason.
Kyle Lowry scored 20 points, Cory Joseph added 14, and Patrick Patterson and DeMarre Carroll each had 10 for the Raptors who are still playing without injured Lithuanian center Jonas Valanciunas. They rebounded after losing the first two games in Cleveland by a combined 50 points.
LeBron James scored 24 points, and J.R. Smith had 22 for the Cavaliers. They won their first 10 playoff games and were trying to match the Los Angeles Lakers‘ record of 11 straight victories to begin a postseason. The Lakers did it in 1989 and again in 2001.