Kyle Lowry poured in 27 points to lift the Toronto Raptors 103-99 over the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday.

DeMar DeRozan added 20 points, while Luis Scola had 15 points and seven rebounds.

DeMarre Carroll, tasked with the tough job of guarding LeBron James for most of the night added 12 points, while Bismack Biyombo added 11 points and 12 rebounds for a Raptors (10-6) team missing starting centre Jonas Valanciunas (broken hand).

LeBron James led the Cavaliers (11-4) with 24 points, while Kevin Love added 21, and Mo Williams and J.R Smith chipped in with 15 apiece. Brampton, Ont., native Tristan Thompson had eight points to go with 11 rebounds.

The Raptors were finally back home after a western road swing that saw them go 2-3 and lose Valanciunas for approximately six weeks. They were also playing just their fifth home game of the season — second lowest in the league — and were hoping the good vibes of home court would lift them past James and his Cavs.

The Raptors took an 82-80 lead into the fourth quarter of the see-saw affair, in front of capacity crowd of 19,800 that turned out for the third annual Drake Night. The Toronto rapper — and Raptors' global ambassador — sat courtside with his mom, and the Raptors wore their alternate black and gold Drake jerseys.