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Raptors fail to seal deal yet again in loss to Cavaliers
By MIKE GANTER, QMI Agency


Raptors guard Jose Calderon loses control of the ball in front of Cavaliers centre Tyler Zeller during Saturday's game in Toronto. (REUTERS)

TORONTO - Professional sports can be a cruel playpen.

Almost exactly 48 hours after having celebrated the unbelievable feeling a buzzer-beating victory can bring to a team, the Raptors found themselves on the other end of the stick.

A Kyrie Irving three-pointer from 28 feet was the dagger that turned another potentially momentum building victory into a crushing defeat as the Cleveland Cavaliers walked out of Toronto with a 99-98 win.









Which player, past or present, would be your first pick to start a basketball team?
  Bill Russell
  Wilt Chamberlain
  Michael Jordan
  Kobe Bryant
  LeBron James
  Kevin Durant
  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  Earvin 'Magic' Johnson
  Someone else


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