LeBron James has recorded 43 points, 14 assists and eight rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers made it two straight victories in Toronto, with a 128-110 NBA triumph over the Raptors in the eastern conference semi-finals.
Kevin Love contributed 31 points and 11 rebounds for Cleveland, who outscored Toronto by 20 points in the second half on Thursday night (Friday NZ time).
JR Smith scored 15 points, Jeff Green added 14 and George Hill had 13 for the fourth-seeded Cavaliers, who take a 2-0 lead in their second-round playoff series.
DeMar DeRozan scored 24 points and Kyle Lowry added 21 points and eight assists to pace the top-seeded Raptors.
Jonas Valanciunas had 16 points and 12 rebounds and Fred VanVleet tallied 14 points off the bench for Toronto.
Game three is on Saturday (Sunday NZ time) in Cleveland.
James connected on 19 of 28 field-goal attempts as the Cavaliers moved halfway toward eliminating Toronto in the post-season for the third straight season.
Cleveland has won eight straight playoff games against the Raptors but James made it clear the team will keep its foot on the accelerator.
"We still got a long way to go, man. This is only our ninth game in the post- season together," James told ESPN while referring to the roster that was revamped before the trading deadline.
"We just want to continue to try and improve each and every game. That's what we've done, through nine games we've improved."
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