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KYLE Lowry is chomping at the bit to get at LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers after leading his Toronto Raptors into the Eastern Conference Final for the first time in franchise history.

Lowry delivered 35 points as Toronto completed a 116-89 win over the Miami Heat to seal a 4-3 series victory, setting up the showdown with the James Boys.

The odds are stacked against the Raptors after battling through two marathon seven-game series just to reach the Eastern Conference Final.

Cleveland will be relaxed and fresh after consecutive 4-0 sweeps so far, but  Lowry said he is looking forward to pitting his wits against the in-form James and the likes of Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love.

“I’m looking forward to the opportunity to playing against those guys,” Lowry said.

“LeBron is one of the best players in the league, Kyrie is always a tough matchup, Kevin Love is always a tough matchup. But we’re going to go out there and play our game, try and do our job and see what happens.”

READY FOR THE KING: Kyle Lowry leading Toronto into new territory. Picture: GETTY IMAGES

Some are predicting Lowry’s comments as sure to light a fire under King James but surely are making more of them than they are.

Raptors coach Dwane Casey says the challenge posed by Cleveland will be “another step for us” as his team chases its dream of an NBA Finals appearance.

“I think we’ve done everything we set out to do, but again, we’re not done yet,” Casey said.

“This group is hungry and never say never. I know one thing, our guys will compete.”

Lowry and teammate DeMar DeRozan stole the show as the Raptors motored away to a convincing clinching win in front of a raucous home crowd at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre.

Lowry had nine assists and seven rebounds while DeRozan finished with 28 points and eight rebounds as Toronto finally pulled away in the second half.

Goran Dragic and Dwyane Wade led the scoring for the Heat with 16 points apiece.

The Raptors led 53-47 at halftime, then unleashed a 12-2 third quarter burst, pushing the buffer to 75-58.

DeRozan said Toronto will be ready for Cleveland.

“Once you get into the postseason, you learn nothing is going to be easy,”  he said.

“It gets tougher every single game. It’s just about battling. Nothing is going to be pretty, nothing is going to do the way you want it to go.”

NBA PLAYOFFS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
SEMI FINAL:
Cleveland 104, Atlanta 93
Cleveland 123, Atlanta 98
Cleveland 121, Atlanta 108
Cleveland 100, Atlanta 99
Cleveland advances 4-0

Miami 102, Toronto 96 in o/t
Miami 92, Toronto 96 in o/t
Miami 91, Toronto 95
Miami 94, Toronto 87 in o/t
Miami 91, Toronto 99
Miami 103, Toronto 91
Miami 89, Toronto 116
Toronto advances 4-3

FIRST ROUND:
Indiana 100, Toronto 90
Indiana 87, Toronto 98
Indiana 85, Toronto 101
Indiana 100, Toronto 83
Indiana 99, Toronto 102
Indiana 101, Toronto 83
Indiana 84, Toronto 89
Toronto advances 4-3

Atlanta 102, Boston 101
Atlanta 89, Boston 72
Atlanta 103, Boston 111
Atlanta 95, Boston 104
Atlanta 110, Boston 84
Atlanta 104, Boston 92
Atlanta advances 4-2

Cleveland 106, Detroit 101
Cleveland 107, Detroit 90
Cleveland 101, Detroit 91
Cleveland 100, Detroit 98
Cleveland advances, 4-0

Miami 123, Charlotte 91
Miami 115, Charlotte 103
Miami 80, Charlotte 96
Miami 85, Charlotte 89
Miami 88, Charlotte 90
Miami 97, Charlotte 90
Miami 106, Charlotte 73
Miami advances 4-3

WESTERN CONFERENCE
SEMI FINALS:
San Antonio 124, Oklahoma 92
San Antonio 97, Oklahoma 98
San Antonio 100, Oklahoma 96
San Antonio 97, Oklahoma 111
San Antonio 91, Oklahoma 95
San Antonio 99, Oklahoma 113
Oklahoma advances 4-2

Golden State 118, Portland 106
Golden State 110, Portland 99
Golden State 108, Portland 120
Golden State 132, Portland 125 in o/t
Golden State 125, Portland 121
Golden State advances 4-1

FIRST ROUND:
Golden State 104, Houston 78
Golden State 115, Houston 106
Golden State 96, Houston 97
Golden State 121, Houston 94
Golden State 114, Houston 81
Golden State advances 4-1

Oklahoma 108, Dallas 70
Oklahoma 84, Dallas 85
Oklahoma 131, Dallas 102
Oklahoma 119, Dallas 108
Oklahoma 118, Dallas 104
Oklahoma advances 4-1

San Antonio 106, Memphis 74
San Antonio 94, Memphis 68
San Antonio 96, Memphis 87
San Antonio 116, Memphis 95
San Antonio advances 4-0

Los Angeles 115, Portland 95
Los Angeles 102, Portland 81
Los Angeles 88, Portland 96
Los Angeles 84, Portland 98
Los Angeles 98, Portland 108
Los Angeles 103, Portland 106
Portland advances 4-2