TORONTO -- Dwane Casey saw it as a sign of maturity on the part of his young team. Cheap Vans Shoes Australia Free Shipping . After a first half in which he thought "the lid was on the basket," the Toronto Raptors coach watched his squad mount a second half surge to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 98-91. "Thats another step in our growth," Casey said after Friday nights win at Air Canada Centre. "Last year at this time, if wed have missed shots like that wed have caved in. "But we kept grinding it, grinding it, grinding it and thats what you have to do when the shots arent falling." The Raptors (30-25) shot a woeful 32.7 per cent from the field in the first half and trailed 44-39. But, with second-year centre Jonas Valanciunas leading the way, Toronto shot an impressive 16-for 23, or 69.5 per cent, in the third quarter on the way to winning their fourth game in five starts. "We said we need to pick it up, we need to come out with energy," Valanciunas, who finished with 18 points and eight rebounds, said of the talk in the locker room at halftime. "Thats what it was all about. "We shot really bad the first half but we did a better job the second half and thats what matters." Valanciunas scored 10 of his 14 second-half points in the third quarter, including five in a row during a 4:07 stretch that saw the Raptors turn a one-point deficit into a 10-point lead. Second-year guard Terrence Ross had a team-high 20 points as the Raptors snapped the Cavaliers (22-34) six-game winning streak and widened their lead to 3-1/2 games over the idle Brooklyn Nets atop the NBAs Atlantic Division. With the win, the Raptors equalled the third-fastest time theyve reached the 30-win mark in team history, just one game off the best mark of 54 games in both the 2009-10 and 2007-08 seasons. The Raptors, who have missed the playoffs in each of the past five seasons, didnt win their 30th game until their 78th outing last year. Although Ross led the Raptors in scoring, it was his defensive play against Cleveland guard Kyrie Irving, who was named MVP of last weekends NBA All-Star Game, that drew rave reviews from his teammates. "Defensively, hes always been impressive, and hes getting better," Toronto guard Kyle Lowry said after Irving was held to 3-for-16 shooting on his way to 17 points. "I told him that on the bench tonight." Lowry had 14 points, nine assists and six rebounds. DeMar DeRozan added 14 points and five assists. Clevelands Luol Deng led all scorers with 21 points and added 11 rebounds while Tristan Thompson of Brampton, Ont., added 13 points and nine assists and Anthony Bennett, also from Brampton, who last spring became the first Canadian to ever go first overall in the NBA draft, had nine points in his first game here. "We just had to pick up our defensive intensity," Ross said of the message delivered at halftime. "The biggest thing, we were coming out, playing too lackadaisical and we had to pick that up." Toronto outscored Cleveland 37-21 in the third quarter to take control. Valanciunas made a layup with 7:22 to go in the quarter to put the Raptors up for good at 53-52. After Valanciunas and Amir Johnson combined for just four points in the first half, Casey said he gave the big men "a wake-up call" going into the second half and they responded at both ends of the court. "We reminded them theres more to the game than the offensive end," Casey said. "You can get rebounds. You can get back in transition. You can challenge shots and you can go vertical. "You can do a lot of different things other than make shots and I thought the second half (they) worked at it and got it done." Vans Shoes Australia Sale . Ramon, 30, played in a career-high 97 games with the Goldeyes in 2013. He also matched a career-high eight home runs and posted 52 RBI. Cheap Vans Shoes Australia . Masahiro Tanaka has touched down in the United States and the courting of the Rakuten Golden Eagles stud pitcher has begun in earnest by a bevy of MLB teams interested in the Japanese ace. http://www.cheapvansaustralia.com/ . Defenceman Tessa Bonhomme was among three players released from the team Tuesday morning along with defenceman Brigette Lacquette of Waterhen, Man.Claudio Ranieri says Riyad Mahrez risks ending up on the bench if he decides to leave Leicester this summer. On Saturday, reports in France claimed the Algeria winger had agreed to leave the Foxes and join Premier League rivals Arsenal ahead of the new season. Mahrez was named the 2015/16 PFA Player of the Year after playing a pivotal role in Leicesters remarkable rise from relegation candidates to Premier League champions last season. Leicester and England forward Jamie Vardy turned down the chance to join Arsenal in June, deciding to sign a new four-year deal at the King Power Stadium instead. Highlights of the International Champions Cup clash between Leicester and Celtic And Ranieri has urged Mahrez, who scored a stunning goal in Leicesters 1-1 International Champions Cup draw with Celtic at Celtic Park on Saturday evening, to follow Vardys lead by staying at the club as he plots their title defence. Sky Sports Fantasy Football Who makes your XI this season? Pick your team here to win the ￡25k jackpot. Did you see how Riyad is happy? He played so well, worked so hard for the team, he scored a goal and he stays with us, Ranieri said. Leonardo Ulloa celebrates with Mahrez following his team-mates superb strike in Glasgow It is very important [to keep him] he is one of our stars. Vans Shoes Discount. ther teams maybe have more stars and maybe he doesnt play at the same level, because maybe is on the bench so it is much better he stays with me. Mahrez was a pivotal player in Leicesters run to the Premier League title last season When asked if he was confident Mahrez would stay at Leicester, Ranieri told Sky Sports: I am always confident. Of course, we know that there are other teams that want to win the Premier League.New signings Ron-Robert Zieler, Luis Hernandez, Nampalys Mendy and Ahmed Musa featured for Leicester against the Scottish Premiership champions, and Ranieri praised the quartet for settling into the squad quickly. How are Leicester shaping up? Do the Premier League champions have issues to address? I am very happy. We have a very good dressing room, the players who have come in are good, there is a very good harmony and for us that was the first important thing, he added. I am very happy today. We were concentrated and compact. Now we play two different sides in PSG and Barcelona. Mahrez opens the scoring for Leicester in their pre-season clash against Celtic The players came back in good condition. We are getting better. Celtics fitness is ahead of ours. It was a good challenge.We have a long journey to Los Angeles now, but the experience of playing in these fantastic matches is important. Our fans were fantastic. So many of them travelled a long way to Glasgow so I say thank you to them. Also See: Foxes beat Celtic in shoot-out WATCH: Mahrezs stunning finish How are Leicester shaping up? Celtic 1-1 Leicester (5-6 pens) recap ' ' '