Gary Trent Jr. scored 25 of his career-high 44 points in the first half to lift the visiting Toronto Raptors to a 135-115 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday.
Trent made 17 of 19 shots from the floor — including 7 of 9 from 3-point range — to pace the Raptors. He drained a mid-range jumper with 3:48 remaining in the third quarter to eclipse his previous career-high point total of 31, set in Toronto’s 113-103 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on March 31.
Gary Trent Jr. puts up a career-high 44 on RIDICULOUS EFFICIENCY! 🤯
🔥 44 PTS
🔥 17-19 FGM
🔥 7 3PM@gtrentjr x @Raptors pic.twitter.com/FMYf7fm0qY— NBA (@NBA) April 11, 2021
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