CLEVELAND -- With the Cavaliers trailing at halftime of pivotal Game 5 of their first-round series against the Toronto Raptors, veteran Dennis Schroder delivered a message to the home locker room.
Then, in the fourth quarter, he led the team by example.
Schroder played the entire fourth, scoring 11 of his 19 points on 5-of-8 shooting to help the Cavs outscore the Raptors 25-17 in the quarter and seal a 125-120 victory on Wednesday. The Cavs own 3-2 lead in the series, with Game 6 set for Friday in Toronto.
"We needed to win this game," Schroder said. "It's all about momentum. They had the momentum going into Game 5 because they won two in a row. We played in front of our fans and we didn't play how we should play.
"I felt like I had to say something to the group, so we can rise and go play Cavs basketball and play to our standards."