Raptors pay a visit to Cleveland

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03/03/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cleveland Cavaliers will open a brief two-game homestand this evening when they host the Toronto Raptors at Quicken Loans Arena.

Cleveland has lost three of its last four games, including Thursday's 95-92 setback to the red-hot Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center. LeBron James scored 39 points and went 17-of-27 from the field, but missed a pair of free throws and two threes during the final 13.7 seconds.

The Cavs, who are second in the Central standings and No. 2 in the Eastern Conference, were without Larry Hughes (flu) and Damon Jones (back) against the Mavericks. Both are questionable for today's game.

Cleveland will also host Houston and owns a 21-8 record at Quicken Loans Arena this season.

Meanwhile, the Atlantic Division-leading Raptors have dropped two of their last three games and suffered a 94-81 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday at the Air Canada Centre.

Andrea Bargnani notched 16 points and nine rebounds off the bench for the Raptors, who are 3 1/2 games ahead of New Jersey in the Atlantic and fourth in the Eastern Conference. Chris Bosh posted 14 points and 10 boards, while Jorge Garbajosa netted 13 points in a losing effort.

Toronto will hit the road for two games and is 12-18 away from Canada this season.

Saturday's showdown between Toronto and Cleveland is the fourth and final meeting of the regular season. The Cavs are 2-1 so far in the 2006-07 series, and have won six of seven and eight of the last 10 matchups.

Toronto has lost four straight after winning its last two at Cleveland.

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