James, ‘Z’ lead Cavs over Toronto

The Cavaliers are reportedly seeking to make a trade.

TORONTO (AP) — LeBron James had 20 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, and Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 22 points in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 93-76 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night.

Needing two rebounds and one assist in the final quarter for his 21st career triple- double, James had six points but only one rebound before leaving the game for good with just over three minutes remaining.

James had 10 points in the third quarter when Cleveland outscored Toronto 24-15 to take a 71-56 lead into the fourth.

Mo Williams scored 17 points, Wally Szczerbiak had 11, and Anderson Varejao finished with 14 rebounds for the Cavaliers, 6-2 in their last eight games.

Joey Graham had 15 points for Toronto, which has lost five straight to Cleveland. Jose Calderon added 13 points, and Andrea Bargnani has 11.

Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks, acquired from Miami on Friday, made their Toronto debuts. Marion started and scored 10 points in 40 minutes, while Banks came off the bench to score four points.

Chris Bosh (right knee) missed his fifth straight game for Toronto, while Cleveland was without forward Ben Wallace, who needed 14 stitches to close a cut on his right elbow after crashing through a car window during a game of street football over the All-Star break.

Raptors coach Jay Triano was ejected for arguing with five minutes left.

Triano picked up two technicals for arguing that Anthony Parker had been fouled by James on a missed jump shot. Assistant coach Mike Evans tried to restrain Triano, but couldn’t prevent him from being ejected by referee Kevin Fehr. Evans took over as Triano headed to the locker room.

Cleveland, which leads the Central Division and is chasing Boston for top spot in the Eastern Conference, may seek to bolster its roster before Thursday’s trade deadline. Reports have linked the Cavaliers with deals for Washington’s Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler and with Marcus Camby of the Los Angeles Clippers.