The Cavaliers pulled off an impressive 126-101 victory over the Raptors on Monday. Cleveland may be 14th in the Eastern Conference standings, but it had the second place team's number at Quicken Loans Arena.
The Raptors couldn't miss from deep against the Heat on Sunday, but failed to replicate that success. Toronto made just 28.2 percent of its 3-pointers on Monday while Cleveland shot 43.9 percent.
Rookie guard Collin Sexton scored a game-high 28 points on 10-of-18 shooting for the Cavaliers. Although Kawhi Leonard contributed 29 points and nine rebounds for the Raptors, Toronto couldn't close the gap.
Cleveland improved to 17-50 with the win while Toronto dropped to 48-20.
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Studs of the Night
Kemba Walker put up 40 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, but the Hornets lost to the Rockets, 116-108.
Bradley Beal fell just short of a triple-double, recording 27 points, nine rebounds and nine assists in the Wizards' 121-115 win against the Kings.
Lou Williams scored 34 points on 14-of-20 shooting as the Clippers routed the Celtics, 140-115.
Duds of the Night
Blake Griffin scored 10 points on just 1-of-10 shooting in Detroit's 103-75 loss to Brooklyn.
Joe Ingles scored five points on 2-of-9 shooting in the Jazz's 98-89 loss to the Thunder.
Highlights
Donovan Mitchell put Nerlens Noel on skates with a right-to-left cross that he capped off with a 3-pointer.
Lou Williams became the NBA's all-time leader in bench scoring with this layup.
What's Next?
Trail Blazers (40-26) at Clippers (39-29) 10:30 p.m. ET — Los Angeles is riding a five-game winning streak and beat Boston handily Monday. Portland has dropped down to fifth in the standings and will need to perform in the coming weeks to secure a homecourt advantage in the postseason.
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