Last night at the Q, the Raptors gave the Cavaliers all they could handle. In case you don't know NBA basketball, Toronto has surrounded Chris Bosh this year with a ton of clutch shooters. These include Hedo Turkoglu, Andrea Bargnani, Jose Calderon, and two solid guards in Jarret Jack and Demar Derozan. The Raptors are capable of hitting multiple 3's in a row, and almost every player on their team can shoot the ball well.

None of this matters when you come to Cleveland and play the King. LeBron was outstanding yet again last night, and came within 1 rebound of a triple-double. This shouldn't be a surprise, as you know that if LeBron wanted to, he could average one every single night. Listen to this statline, and try to convince yourself there's another player in the league that can be mentioned in the same sentence as LeBron: 28 Points.. 11 Assists, and 9 rebounds.

Pretty good right? Now add in his 3 steals, and 3 delicious blocked shots. What do you get? The NBA's most productive and efficient player.

This game was huge for the Cavaliers, who made progress in an important aspect of their development; Incorporating Shaquille O' Neal. Shaq looked in-sync, making 7/10 shots, scoring 16 points and physically dominating the area under the basket. The smaller Raptors had no match for Shaq, and often just got out of his way. His ability to make passes to open teammates also helps, exemplified by his hand-off to LeBron for an easy slam. His presence is always felt defensively, and he doesn't mind picking up fouls to send a message to the other team. No one gets easy buckets in the paint when he's on the floor. "I have the second-best center in the East backing me up," O'Neal said of Cavs backup center Zydrunas Ilgauskas. "Earlier in my career, I never really had a backup, so I had to let some of those go. (Now) I have the great Ilgauskas backing me up, so I don't really care about fouls."

Mo Williams also was clutch yet again, making 4/8 from behind the arc, adding 22 points to his 10 assists. Nothing sounds cooler than the Arabian chime that plays when Mo hits a 3.

In summation: the Raptors are no joke, but the Cavaliers were just better last night. Toronto has some deadly shooters that can easily swing momentum in any game, but the Cavaliers clamp-down defense yet again stifled another opponent at the end of the game. Shaq scores his 28,000th point, and LeBron has 3 insane blocks. (Just ask Demar Derozan) This game was huge, and gave us added momentum for the colossal showdown vs. the Lakers on TNT Thursday night. The Cavs already proved in Los Angeles on Christmas Day that we are by far the better team. Kobe is getting older and breaking down, LeBron is young and only getting better. LeBron James is underrated