Cleveland Cavaliers’ Donovan Mitchell (45) shoots over Toronto Raptors’ Ja’Kobe Walter (14) in the course of the first half of an NBA basketball game in Toronto on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Donovan Mitchell scored 21 points and the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers dominated the Toronto Raptors 131-108 on Wednesday night to win their fourth straight game within the NBA.
Reserve De’Andre Hunter put up 18 points, Sam Merrill scored 16 points and Darius Garland added 15 points and eight assists for the Cavaliers, who accomplished a four-game sweep of the season series.
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Cleveland’s Evan Mobley had 12 points and 15 rebounds, Jarrett Allen logged 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Max Strus scored 14 points.
RJ Barrett registered 27 points for the Raptors, who’ve lost five of their past six games. Scottie Barnes added 16 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists and three blocked shots. Immanuel Quickley and Ochai Agbaji each had 15 points, and Jamison Battle scored 11.
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Strus gave a touch of the best way the primary quarter would go when he took Mobley’s handoff at the highest of the important thing and drained a 3-pointer to provide Cleveland a 4-0 lead. Strus had 4 of the Cavaliers’ eight 3-pointers within the opening period, which ended with the visitors holding a 41-17 lead.
Cleveland dominated Toronto inside early in the sport. Mobley had his layup attempt blocked by Barnes in the primary minute of the second quarter. Unfazed, Mobley recovered the rebound to slam home a dunk that bumped the margin to 27.
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The Raptors crept inside 18 points when Barrett made a running reverse layup with 5:27 left in the primary half. Rebounding continued to be an element when Hunter snared his fourth of the sport uncontested after a Toronto miss and dribbled up the court before pulling as much as sink a 9-footer with 4:01 left within the period.
Cleveland led 68-43 at halftime, thanks partially to a 29-14 advantage on the glass.
The Raptors showed more energy to begin the third quarter, however the Cavaliers didn’t let up. When Garland pulled as much as hit a 26-foot 3-pointer, Cleveland led 83-52 with 9:00 remaining. Hunter’s trey increased the result in 95-56 with 5:19 left, but an 8-0 Toronto run cut the difference to 100-78 after three quarters.
Hunter’s 3-pointer put Cleveland ahead by 27 with 9:48 left within the fourth quarter, squashing Toronto hopes for a comeback.
There was a temporary skirmish at the tip of the sport.
Cleveland’s Ty Jerome (calf) and Toronto’s Jakob Poeltl (hip) didn’t play. –Field Level Media
