CLEVELAND -- Andrea Bargnani scored 25, Leandro Barbosa added 22 and Jose Calderon had a season-high 17 assists and the Toronto Raptors ended an 11-game losing streak in Cleveland with a 120-105 win Wednesday night over the miserable Cavaliers.
Calderon added 20 points and Julian Wright 15 for Toronto, which snapped a three-game losing streak and won for just the fourth time in 16 games.
The Raptors trailed by 15 after one, but had little trouble coming back against the getting-worse-by-the-day Cavs, who have lost eight straight and 18 of 19.
- Raptors ended an 11-game losing streak in Cleveland
- Bargnani scored 25
- Raps snap a three-game losing streak
- Barbosa added 22
- Calderon had a season-high 17 assists
- Jamison scored 32
Antawn Jamison scored 32 for Cleveland, outscored 94-69 over the final three quarters.
The Raptors were beaten by 20 points in Chicago on Tuesday, but they found just the thing to get them back on track -- a trip to Cleveland.
Despite falling behind by 12 after the first quarter, the Raptors had no trouble bouncing back against the lowly Cavs, who now have an eight-game slide to go with a 10-gamer since Nov. 27. It could get a lot worse for Cleveland, which begins a five-game road trip at Golden State on Friday.
The Cavs went through the motions, and coach Byron Scott seemed exasperated by their poor effort.
Toronto's only scare in the fourth came when DeMar DeRozan lost his balance after missing a layup, fell and banged the back of his head on the floor. Several teammates ran over to check on him, but after a few moments, DeRozan walked to the bench without assistance and remained in the game.
Soon after, he scored nine consecutive points as the Raptors built a 105-90 lead.
Jamison's three-pointer got the Cavs within 10, but Bargnani hit a tough, turnaround jumper from the corner and Calderon dropped a three to make 110-95 with 5:57 left.
After going scoreless in the first quarter, Bargnani, who recently missed four games with a strained calf, scored 14 in the second when the Raptors put up 40, erasing a 12-point deficit and opening a 66-63 halftime lead.
Bargnani scored Toronto's first nine points to open the period, and Barbosa went on a personal seven-point streak. Wright's three-point play gave the Raptors their first lead at 50-48.
The Cavs have been hampered by injuries all season, making it tough to establish any rhythm. And just when it looked as if they would be totally healthy for a stretch, they lost starting forward Anthony Parker with what Scott described as "a back issue."
Gibson was back after sitting out two games with a thigh injury, but he sprained his left ankle in the third quarter and didn't return. Cleveland's Anderson Varejao, playing with a protective mask to protect a broken cheekbone, scored four points in 35 minutes.
Jamison scored 12 in the first quarter, when the Cavs shot 67 per cent (14-of-21) from the field and opened a 15-point lead, but the Raptors made it disappear quickly.
Notes: The Cavs won't be home again until Jan. 19. Cleveland is just 3-15 on the road and has dropped 14 in a row away from home. ... The Raptors waived F Ronald Dupree. He had been re-signed on Dec. 26 and appeared in three games. ... Cavs F J.J. Hickson was available but did not play.
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