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Frye: Cavaliers' defensive effort in Game 4 'some bulls---'

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Channing Frye doesn't have to dig very deep into the boxscore to point out what went wrong during the Cleveland Cavaliers' 105-99 Game 4 loss Monday to the Toronto Raptors.

"They shot 54 percent. We've just got to look at the film and do better," Frye told reporters. "That's some bullshit."

The Cavaliers looked well on their way to a third straight series sweep after taking Games 1 and 2 by a combined 50 points. Things changed, however, when the series swung back to Toronto, as the Raptors found their shooting stoke and have limited Cleveland's once red-hot offense.

Toronto has shot 49.6 percent over the past two games, while the once sputtering All-Star duo of DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry have combined to average 59.5 points.

''We had a few defensive breakdowns that you can't have down the stretch of a game, especially in the playoffs,'' Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue said. ''They executed every time we made a mistake.''

The Cavaliers are looking forward to heading back to Cleveland for Game 5, where they're 6-0 during the playoffs.

''Going back home we have to play a lot better and I think we will,'' LeBron James said.

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