TORONTO, (Reuters) – The Cleveland Cavaliers  suffered their second successive loss, despite a triple-double  by league MVP LeBron James, in the new NBA season on Wednesday  with a 101-91 defeat to the Toronto Raptors.

Cleveland, saddled with high expectations following the  off-season acquisition of Shaquille O’Neal, Anthony Parker and  Jamario Moon, again disappointed one day after they lost their  season opener to the Boston Celtics
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James posted 23 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds for the  Cavaliers, while Italian center Andrea Bargnani led the Raptors  with 28 points and Chris Bosh contributed 21 points and 16  rebounds.

O’Neal had 12 points and seven rebounds for a second solid  effort for Cleveland, who shot a poor 35 percent from the  field.
“It’s a long season, we know what we have to do,” O’Neal  told the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
“Coach is still learning us, we’re still learning the  system, it’s a work in progress.”