Raptors can't overcome James' triple double

Despite a huge game by Chris Bosh, who tied a career-high with 41 points, the Raptors couldn't pull an upset on the road against the mighty Cleveland Cavaliers, who rode the wave of Lebron James' triple double in edging the Raptors 111-108. James finished with 37 points, 12 boards, and 12 assists. Not too shabby...

Toronto pulled a great game as well from Jason Kapono, who scored 17 on 7 of 11 shooting and 3 of 6 from the arc. Even though Kapono was shooting lights out, the rest of the team couldn't hit anything from downtown, as overall they shot 28.6% from three-point land. Last year, the achilles' heel of the team was poor shooting from the three, and in this game, it did them in as well--by comparison, the Cavs shot 13 of 30 3-balls (43%).

That doesn't take anything away from James, who was sensational. At one point, it almost seemed like a Bosh vs. Lebron showdown, and unfortunately, the "King" took this own down on the upset-minded Toronto team. Both of these players continue to elevate their games over and over and it's great to see the competitiveness and heart of each.

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