The Cavaliers likely feel a little anger toward Biyombo after his pivotal performance Saturday, when he helped stop Cleveland's 10-0 start to the playoffs in Toronto's 99-84 victory in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals.
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Biyombo hauled down a Raptors' playoff-record 26 rebounds, blocked four shots, and scored six of his seven points in a quick fourth-quarter spurt that helped seal Toronto's win.
That wasn't all. Biyombo was involved in a first-half skirmish
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DeRozan hasn't forgotten what all that feels like.
''I hated Biz,'' Toronto's All-Star guard said. ''He was a fouler, always blocking shots. He always went for the pump fake, though, but I hated Biz. Now by far he's one of my favorite teammates
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Raptors coach Dwane Casey understands Biyombo can be both a ''nightmare'' and a ''nuisance'' to play against, whether it's the center's habit of finger-wagging after blocks, or flexing his muscles after big dunks.
To Biyombo, being a nuisance is no big deal.
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''Until you really get to know the real side of me, then you know who I am,'' he said. ''But on the floor I don't have friends.''
At the final buzzer Saturday, Biyombo lay crumpled in pain in Cleveland's paint after being struck below the belt while battling Dahntay Jones for a loose ball. Biyombo took the hit while
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Casey was upset at the referees after the game, complaining that Biyombo wasn't getting calls and citing Cleveland's 86-51 edge in free throw attempts in the series. On Sunday, Casey declined to say whether those comments had drawn league discipline.