TORONTO, March 26 (UPI) -- Shooting 38 percent from the field and committing 23 turnovers, the Cleveland Cavaliers lost on the road for the 16th straight time Wednesday night, falling to the Toronto Raptors, 89-83.
The prize in the NBA lottery will be LeBron James, the Ohio high school star who had 27 points, seven rebounds and seven assists Wednesday night in the McDonald's All-American Game, which was played on Cleveland's home court.
The Cavaliers (14-57) own the NBA's worst record, although they were coming off back-to-back wins for the first time this season. Their last road victory was in Seattle on Jan. 12.
Cleveland resembled a team in desperate need of James. The Cavaliers shot just 32 percent and committed 14 turnovers in the first half, during which they fell behind, 42-34.
Cleveland pulled within 49-47 on a basket by Zydrunas Ilgauskas with 6:37 left in the third quarter, but Morris Peterson scored 10 points to spark a 22-6 run for the Raptors. A jumper by Voshon Lenard with 11:25 left in the fourth quarter capped the run, giving Toronto its biggest lead at 71-53.
The Cavaliers had a late 15-2 run and closed to 88-83 on a jumper in the lane by rookie Carlos Boozer with 29 seconds left.
But after Alvin Williams hit one of two free throws for Toronto with 27 seconds remaining, Milt Palacios missed a three-pointer with 13 seconds left and Vince Carter dribbled out the clock.
Peterson led Toronto with 21 points and Carter added 18. Ilgauskas finished with 25 for Cleveland.
