The set-up: The Cavs accepted their championship rings on Tuesday night and then went out and trashed the NY Knicks, 117-88. Irving led with 29 points, Love added 23 & 12 and LBJ delivered his 43rd career triple-double with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 14 assists. The Raptors opened the new season with a 109-91 home victory Wednesday night over the Pistons, as DeRozan scored 40 points (his 3rd career 40-point game and two points shy of a career-best), while Valanciunas made an early statement that he's back and healthy with 32 points and 11 rebounds. The Raptors welcome the Cavs to Air Canada Centre and it isn't just another game on the 82-game schedule, as Cleveland defeated Toronto in six games of the Eastern Conference finals to advance to the NBA Finals in last year's playoffs.

Cleveland: "It's the second game of the season, we know we played these guys in the Eastern Conference finals. They have a good team; they beat us twice and coach Casey's a great coach so we know we're going to have our hands full (on Friday)," Cleveland head coach Tyronn Lue said. "We expect that. They have a great crowd, great atmosphere, but we'll be prepared for it." The Cavs were obviously sharp in their season debut, shooting 47.9 percent from the floor, including 37.1 percent from three-point land (bench contributed 38 points).

Toronto: DeRozan and Valanciunas became the first teammates in NBA history with a 40-point game and a 30-point game in a season opener but the Raptors couldn't have been happy about PG Kyle Lowry scoring just 10 points on 3-of-13 shooting against Detroit. The Raptors won two of three regular season meetings (both wins came at home) and then won two contests in the six-game playoff series (again both in Toronto) but Cleveland's four victories came by an average of 28.5 points. The Over is a 10* play.