LeBron, Cavs welcome Raptors to town

Toronto posted its second straight win on Saturday with a 103-100 victory over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. All-Star Chris Bosh had 26 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Raptors, who are tied atop the Atlantic Division with the New Jersey Nets.

T.J. Ford added 20 points and 10 assists for the Raptors, while rookie Andrea Bargnani had 11 points for Toronto, which recorded just its second road win in 10 games this season. It is 1-0 on a three-game road trip to New York, Cleveland and Chicago.

On the injury front for Toronto, Bosh (left eye infection) is questionable for tonight’s contest. Bosh leads the Raptors in scoring (21.1 ppg) and rebounds (12.2 rpg).

Cleveland, meanwhile, has lost two of three and five of its last eight games after a five-game winning streak. The Cavs are only a half game behind the Detroit Pistons in the Central Division, but suffered an 81-63 loss to the Houston Rockets on Saturday at the Toyota Center.

Superstar LeBron James scored 21 points and was the only player in double figures for the Cavaliers. Zydrunas Ilgauskas had nine points for the Cavs, who shot a dismal 22-for-78 (28.2 percent) from the field.

The Cavaliers will host Toronto and Indiana, and owns a 7-2 record at Quicken Loans Arena this season.

Toronto defeated Cleveland on November 22 this season by a 95-87 score at the Air Canada Centre. The Cavs went 3-0 in the series last season and has won six of eight and seven of the last 10 meetings.

The Raptors have dropped five of seven and six of their last nine trips to Cleveland.