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TORONTO -- The Cleveland Cavaliers lost J.R. Smith to a left knee injury early in the game, though LeBron James wouldnt allow his team to let up on the Toronto Raptors one bit.James scored a season-high 34 points as the Cavaliers broke a three-game losing streak with a 116-112 victory on Monday night.It was their third straight victory this season over the Raptors, the team they beat on their way to the championship in last years Eastern Conference finals.Next man up, he said. Its always been our mindset; obviously we hope the MRIs come back positive with J.R.s injury, so its next man up and guys have to be able to fulfill that.Smith injured his left knee in the first quarter after landing on a jump shot and hobbled to the dressing room in considerable pain. He did not return, and the Cavaliers said X-rays taken at the arena were negative and that the guard would return to Cleveland on Tuesday for further examination.Coach Tyronn Lue said he was not sure on what it is, with regards to the precise nature of Smiths knee injury.Kevin Love had 28 points and 14 rebounds for his team-leading 13th double-double of the season and his third straight against the Raptors. Kyrie Irving added 24 points, his career-high 10th straight game with at least 20. Canadian Tristan Thompson chipped in with a season high-equaling 14 rebounds.DeMar DeRozan had 31 points and Kyle Lowry added 24 for Toronto, which had its six-game winning streak snapped.For Irving, winning the season series, and gaining the tiebreaker, over Toronto is something to celebrate, particularly when it also ended the Cavs skid.We know we are going to get their best shot all the time, he said. We compete at a high level against one another, so its great to come here or them come to Cleveland. It always comes down to basically the last two or three minutes.Mondays game was no different. Cleveland seized control of the game in the third quarter with a 23-11 run, turning a one-point halftime edge into a 13-point lead on Loves sixth 3-pointer of the game with 3:35 to play in the quarter. The Cavs eventually took a 90-81 advantage into the fourth.A turnaround jump shot from DeRozan with 24 seconds remaining closed the gap to five, and he followed that up with a 3-pointer 10 seconds later that looked to put the result in doubt, but after review he was ruled out of bounds. Love then made a pair of free throws.They know how to win, DeRozan said. Throughout the whole game they understand when they have to turn it up on both ends, so with that you cant put yourself in a hole deeper than what you are already in, especially against this team. You know they are the champions.TIP-INSCavaliers: F Mike Dunleavy returned after missing the last two games with concussion-like symptoms. ... The Cavaliers received a scare just 1:29 into the game when James fell awkwardly after converting an alley-oop dunk. He remained on one knee and Cleveland responded by calling a timeout, but he was back on the court when the game resumed.Raptors: DeRozan tied Morris Peterson for the most appearances in Raptors history with his 542nd game in Toronto colors on Monday.PLAYOFF PREVIEW?Lue thinks the Cavaliers will have to see the Raptors again in the postseason if they want to successfully defend their title.To get to the (NBA) Finals weve got to beat each other, he said. Its always a tough game when we play these guys.GRITTED TEETHAfter being elbowed in the mouth by Love going for a rebound with 5:22 to play in the first quarter, Lowry headed to the dressing room to be examined by a dentist. 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A person familiar with the hearing, speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Associated Press on Saturday that Manfred testified the sport wasnt concerned whether Bosch distributed performance-enhancing drugs to minors because MLBs interest was his relationship with players under investigation.Eden Hazard has admitted Chelsea are desperate to stop rivals Tottenham from winning the Premier League title. Interim manager Guus Hiddink assured Chelsea fans his team would do everything in our power to beat Spurs on May 2 at Stamford Bridge, a match live on Sky Sports 1 HD.Chelsea will have a huge say in where the Premier League trophy will head as they host current leaders Leicester on the last day of the season and Hazard made it quite clear after Saturdays 4-1 win at Bournemouth who he wanted to come out on top. We dont want Tottenham to win the Premier League, the fans, the club and the players, Hazard told Chelseas club website.In football you never know, we hope for Leicester because they deserve to be champions but we will see. We have a big game next week against Tottenham and if we can beat them it will be good.Hazard struck twice - his first Premier League goals this term - and Pedro and Willian found the net too, as Chelsea eased to victory at Bournemouth to lift themselves up to ninth. Eden Hazard felt it was good to be back on the pitch and scoring goals after his brace against Bournemouth Hiddink, though, has vowed his players will not ease up at the end of a disappointing campaign.ddddddddddddWell play the next game to win, and the next game is Tottenham, the Dutchman said.At the end the strongest team will win the league. And the strongest team is who deserves the league as well. Weve got nothing at stake really and we talked about that in the week. Saluting JT John Terry should be kept at Chelsea says Steve Clarke But we dont want the season to fade away - thats what we dont want. And the players responded very well. Then of course we go into the next few games where nothing effectively is at stake for us either.But if you play the way we played today then its a guarantee that the team will do everything in our power to go for the win. In terms of attitude they will do everything until the end of the season, and of course, you know our schedule - and the next game is Tottenham. Also See: Hazard double downs Bournemouth Conte should keep Terry Hiddink: We showed pride Bournemouth v Chelsea: As it happened ' ' '