Cavs steal Game One Curry returns for Warriors with 28

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – LeBron James notched a triple-double and the Cleveland Cavaliers roared back to stun the Raptors 113-112 in overtime in Toronto on Tuesday in game one of their NBA playoff second-round series.

It was a heart-breaker for the Raptors, who had led all night only to see James knot the score at 105-105 with 30.9 seconds left in regulation.

Toronto, the Eastern Conference top seeds for the first time in franchise history, missed their last 11 shots of regulation and Cleveland made them pay, taking the lead for the first time Kyle Korver's three-pointer to open overtime.

The Raptors wouldn't regain the lead. Kyle Lowry converted a threepoint play to pull Toronto within 113112 with 57 seconds remaining.

After Cleveland were called for a shot-clock violation Toronto had a last chance, but Fred VanVleet missed a potential game-winner.

WARRIORS 121, PELICANS 116

Stephen Curry scored 28 points in his return from injury on Tuesday as the Golden State Warriors held off the New Orleans Pelicans to stretch their lead in their NBA second-round playoff series.

The reigning champion Warriors took a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference second-round series, which shifts to new Orleans for game three on Friday.

''It's good to be back on the floor,'' said Curry, who had been sidelined since March 23 with a sprained knee ligament suffered in his return from a right ankle injury.