Siakam, Raptors beat Cavaliers 112-96

<p>TAMPA, Fla. &mdash; Pascal Siakam scored 25 points, rookie Malachi Flynn added 18 and the Toronto Raptors pulled away in the second half for a 112-96 win over the depleted Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night.</p>
<p>Kyle Lowry contributed nine points, five rebounds and 10 assists for the Raptors, who have won five of six.</p>
<p>Isaac Okoro led Cleveland with 20 points. Jared Allen had 15 points and Darius Garland had 13 points and 10 assists for the Cavaliers, who have lost five of six.</p>
<p>The Cavaliers played with the same starting lineup they used in Sunday night’s 119-110 loss at Washington, but without the first four players who came off their bench in that game.</p>
<p>Larry Nance Jr. fractured his right thumb in the fourth quarter Sunday night and is expected to be out for several games. Matthew Dellavedova had a strained neck, and Lamar Stevens and Isaiah Hartenstein came out of the Washington game with concussion symptoms.</p>
<p>The broken thumb is the latest medical setback for Nance, who missed seven games recently with an undisclosed illness and more than a month with a broken left hand.</p>
<p>All five Toronto starters had a dunk or a layup on a 14-0 run that put the Raptors up 22-12, and they led 49-48 after a first half in which they missed 14 of 15 3-point shots.</p>
<p>When Siakam was whistled for his fourth personal foul midway through the third quarter, the Raptors led 62-59 despite shooting 2 for 21 from behind the arc.</p>
<p>Siakam, Lowrey, Malachi Flynn, Stanley Johnson and Yuta Watanabe then hit 3-pointers to help the Raptors expand their lead to 17, on a short bank shot by Siakam, with 3:47 remaining.</p>
<p>TIP-INS</p>
<p>Cavaliers: Nine players were available. A total of seven Cavs were listed as “out” for the game. … After shooting better than 50% in three straight games, the Cavs made four of their first five shots but finished the first quarter 8 for 21. … Garland’s streak of of six straight 20-plus scoring games ended. </p>
<p>Raptors: F Chris Boucher, who sprained the MCL in his left knee last Wednesday, will miss several more games. … F Gary Trent Jr. sat with a leg injury, and G Paul Watson missed a third game with left knee tendonitis. … Toronto’s 43 field goals included eight dunks and 14 layups.</p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>Cavaliers: Play at home against Orlando on Wednesday night.</p>
<p>Raptors: Play Brooklyn in Tampa on Tuesday night.</p>