 | Luis Scola, PF 30 MIN | 7-11 FG | 1-1 3FG | 0-0 FT | 7 REB | 0 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 0 TO | 15 PTS | -3 +/- His grading would’ve been higher had he maintained his hot start. He cooled off after the first quarter and Kevin Love scored on him with relative ease. But in turn, Scola exposed Love’s inept defense and really set the tone to a solid start for the team. |  |
 | Bismack Biyombo, PF 33 MIN | 4-5 FG | 0-0 3FG | 3-7 FT | 12 REB | 0 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 1 TO | 11 PTS | +6 +/- Bismack you are a freakin’ monster. He is really thriving on the defensive end. In a sense, he brings the same kind of toughness that Charles Barkley once brought – always rallying the troops, getting under the opponents’ skin, and taking no prisoners defensively. Really strong game on the glass tonight too, and anytime there was a switch defensively on the perimeter, he did well to stay in front of LeBron. |  |
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 | DeMarre Carroll, SF 41 MIN | 4-11 FG | 3-6 3FG | 1-2 FT | 3 REB | 2 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK | 3 TO | 12 PTS | +1 +/- Overall, phenomenal. Not because he was a monster offensively, but because he guarded ‘BronVember about as well as anyone can guard ‘BronVember. | |
 | Kyle Lowry, PG 38 MIN | 11-17 FG | 2-6 3FG | 3-5 FT | 3 REB | 6 AST | 4 STL | 1 BLK | 0 TO | 27 PTS | +10 +/- Put this dude on the #nbaballot. I’m becoming a huge fan of his transition threes which serve as timely back-breakers for the opposition. His huge offensive output in the third quarter (14 points) really set the tone heading into the final frame. |  |
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 | DeMar DeRozan, SG 40 MIN | 7-16 FG | 1-1 3FG | 5-7 FT | 3 REB | 4 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK | 1 TO | 20 PTS | -2 +/- He’s growing on me with his improved shot selection. His drive-and-kick game is on point, and he can pretty well get an awesome look every time he gets inside. | |
 | Patrick Patterson, PF 26 MIN | 3-8 FG | 2-6 3FG | 0-0 FT | 5 REB | 1 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 2 TO | 8 PTS | +14 +/- He was relatively quiet, but hit some really timely threes which were huge not only for the team – but for his confidence. |  |
 | Terrence Ross, SF 10 MIN | 2-4 FG | 2-3 3FG | 0-0 FT | 3 REB | 0 AST | 0 STL | 2 BLK | 0 TO | 6 PTS | -7 +/- … Did he play? |  |
 | Cory Joseph, PG 17 MIN | 2-7 FG | 0-2 3FG | 0-1 FT | 3 REB | 1 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 2 TO | 4 PTS | -1 +/- Relatively quiet but so conducive. He came in to this game at a time where the Raptors were playing iso-ball and immediately dished out two dimes and changed the flow of the game. Like always, he’s an incredible slasher. | |
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 | Dwane Casey He’s pretty well doing everything right to compensate for JV’s absence. His plays out of timeouts actually look like plays, and the Raptors are taking good shots while being defensively sound. |  |
Two Things We Saw
- The Raptors without Jonas have been super fun, which raises questions about how Dwane Casey will get the best out of this team when the Lithuanian returns as Biyombo has emerged, and the small-ball line-up seems to really work.
Also of note: Raptors scored in the paint with relative ease, so inside scoring hasn’t been an issue without JV.
- Had some comments on Twitter that this game would’ve been iced earlier had the Raptors hit their free-throws (12-22 from the FT line). But just a note to combat that: The Cavs missed 13 free-throws themselves.
