East-leading Cavaliers rout Raptors 131-108 for 8th win in 9 games
TORONTO (AP) Donovan Mitchell scored 21 points and the East-leading Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Toronto Raptors 131-108 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight victory and eighth in the last nine games.
Tempers flared at the final buzzer after Cleveland’s Tristan Thompson dunked with four seconds left. Toronto’s Scottie Barnes and Jamal Shead confronted Thompson near center court for an exchange of words.
De’Andre Hunter scored 18 points, Sam Merrill had 16 and Darius Garland 15 for the Cavaliers in the final game for both teams before the All-Star break. Jarrett Allen added 13 points and 10 rebounds and Evan Mobley had 12 points and 15 rebounds
Hunter’s 3-pointer with 5:19 left in the third put the Cavs up 95-56. The 39-point edge was Cleveland’s biggest of the game.
RJ Barrett scored 27 points for Toronto after missing four games while he was in the concussion protocol. Barnes had 16 points and 11 rebounds. The Raptors have lost five of six.
Cavaliers: Cleveland completed a four-game season sweep of Toronto. Three of the four meetings were double-digit wins and the combined margin of victory was 73 points.
Raptors: Toronto trailed 68-43 at the intermission, its biggest halftime deficit of the season.
Max Strus scored nine of his 14 points as Cleveland took control of the game with a 23-4 run midway through the first quarter. The Cavs led 41-17 after one.
Cleveland improved to 19-6 on the road. Only Boston (22-6) has a better road record.
Cleveland is at Brooklyn on Feb. 20 in its first game following the break. The Raptors will host Miami on Feb. 21.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Â | Jarrett Allen vs. Jonathan Mogbo (Darius Garland gains possession) | Â | |
11:43 | Â | Raptors delay of game violation | Â | |
11:43 | Â | Scottie Barnes technical foul | Â | |
11:43 | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 1-0 | |
11:37 | +3 | Max Strus makes three point jump shot (Evan Mobley assists) | 4-0 | |
11:12 | +3 | RJ Barrett makes three point jump shot (Gradey Dick assists) | 4-3 | |
10:57 | Â | Donovan Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (RJ Barrett steals) | Â | |
10:52 | +2 | Gradey Dick makes two point running dunk (RJ Barrett assists) | 4-5 | |
10:35 | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point alley-oop dunk (Max Strus assists) | 6-5 | |
10:13 | Â | Immanuel Quickley misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:09 | Â | Darius Garland defensive rebound | Â | |
10:00 | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving floating jump shot (Max Strus assists) | 8-5 | |
9:50 | Â | RJ Barrett turnover (traveling) | Â | |
9:37 | +3 | Max Strus makes three point jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 11-5 | |
9:11 | +2 | RJ Barrett makes two point floating jump shot (Jonathan Mogbo assists) | 11-7 | |
8:58 | Â | Darius Garland misses three point pullup jump shot | Â | |
8:56 | Â | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | Â | |
8:53 | +3 | Max Strus makes three point jump shot (Jarrett Allen assists) | 14-7 | |
8:36 | Â | Evan Mobley blocks Gradey Dick's two point cutting finger roll layup | Â | |
8:33 | Â | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | Â | |
8:30 | Â | Max Strus misses three point running jump shot | Â | |
8:26 | Â | Donovan Mitchell offensive rebound | Â | |
8:22 | Â | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:18 | Â | Immanuel Quickley defensive rebound | Â | |
8:00 | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point fadeaway bank jump shot (RJ Barrett assists) | 14-9 | |
7:47 | Â | Donovan Mitchell misses three point stepback jump shot | Â | |
7:44 | Â | Jonathan Mogbo defensive rebound | Â | |
7:37 | Â | Immanuel Quickley turnover (lost ball) (Darius Garland steals) | Â | |
7:30 | Â | Immanuel Quickley shooting foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | Â | |
7:30 | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-9 | |
7:30 | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-9 | |
7:13 | Â | Scottie Barnes misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:10 | Â | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | Â | |
6:58 | +3 | Max Strus makes three point jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 19-9 | |
6:57 | Â | Raptors 60 second timeout | Â | |
6:39 | Â | Ochai Agbaji misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:36 | Â | Max Strus defensive rebound | Â | |
6:22 | Â | Sam Merrill misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:21 | Â | Cavaliers offensive rebound | Â | |
6:19 | Â | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:16 | Â | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | Â | |
6:12 | Â | Jarrett Allen blocks Ochai Agbaji's two point running finger roll layup | Â | |
6:10 | Â | De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound | Â | |
6:02 | +3 | Sam Merrill makes three point jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 22-9 | |
5:47 | Â | Darius Garland personal foul (Immanuel Quickley draws the foul) | Â | |
5:37 | Â | Scottie Barnes misses two point fadeaway bank jump shot | Â | |
5:34 | Â | Max Strus defensive rebound | Â | |
5:29 | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point running layup | 24-9 | |
5:13 | Â | Scottie Barnes misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:09 | Â | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | Â | |
4:57 | +3 | Sam Merrill makes three point jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 27-9 | |
4:45 | +2 | Ochai Agbaji makes two point cutting layup (Jonathan Mogbo assists) | 27-11 | |
4:36 | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving finger roll layup (Jarrett Allen assists) | 29-11 | |
4:24 | Â | De'Andre Hunter personal foul (Scottie Barnes draws the foul) | Â | |
4:17 | +2 | RJ Barrett makes two point driving finger roll layup (Orlando Robinson assists) | 29-13 | |
3:59 | Â | Evan Mobley offensive foul (Charge) (Jamal Shead draws the foul) | Â | |
3:59 | Â | Evan Mobley turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
3:50 | Â | Jamal Shead misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â | |
3:49 | Â | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | Â | |
3:42 | Â | Ochai Agbaji shooting foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | Â | |
3:42 | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-13 | |
3:42 | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-13 | |
3:24 | Â | Evan Mobley blocks Ja'Kobe Walter's two point driving floating jump shot | Â | |
3:22 | Â | De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound | Â | |
3:10 | +2 | De'Andre Hunter makes two point driving layup (Jaylon Tyson assists) | 33-13 | |
3:10 | Â | Raptors 60 second timeout | Â | |
2:55 | Â | Scottie Barnes misses two point driving layup | Â | |
2:52 | Â | De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound | Â | |
2:47 | Â | Donovan Mitchell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:43 | Â | Ja'Kobe Walter defensive rebound | Â | |
2:32 | Â | Donovan Mitchell personal foul (Jamal Shead draws the foul) | Â | |
2:25 | Â | RJ Barrett misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:22 | Â | Orlando Robinson offensive rebound | Â | |
2:20 | Â | RJ Barrett misses two point floating jump shot | Â | |
2:17 | Â | Sam Merrill defensive rebound | Â | |
2:10 | +3 | Jaylon Tyson makes three point jump shot (Evan Mobley assists) | 36-13 | |
1:46 | Â | RJ Barrett misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:43 | Â | Sam Merrill defensive rebound | Â | |
1:41 | Â | RJ Barrett shooting foul (De'Andre Hunter draws the foul) | Â | |
1:41 | +1 | De'Andre Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-13 | |
1:41 | +1 | De'Andre Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 38-13 | |
1:27 | Â | Orlando Robinson misses two point turnaround bank hook shot | Â | |
1:27 | Â | Raptors offensive rebound | Â | |
1:20 | +2 | Orlando Robinson makes two point reverse layup (Immanuel Quickley assists) | 38-15 | |
1:08 | +3 | Sam Merrill makes three point jump shot (Evan Mobley assists) | 41-15 | |
0:44 | Â | Immanuel Quickley misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:42 | Â | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | Â | |
0:34 | Â | Donovan Mitchell misses three point stepback jump shot | Â | |
0:33 | Â | Raptors defensive rebound | Â | |
0:17 | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 41-17 | |
0:02 | Â | Sam Merrill misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Raptors defensive rebound | Â | |
0:01 | Â | De'Andre Hunter personal foul (Loose ball) (Immanuel Quickley draws the foul) | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Orlando Robinson misses three point pullup jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Raptors offensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |