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Toronto Raptors at Cleveland Cavaliers

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4-13, 0-9 Away
Final
108 - 122

17-1, 10-0 Home

Mitchell's 26 points help Cavs improve to 17-1, stay perfect at home with 122-108 win over Raptors

Toronto Raptors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers: Game Highlights

The Cavs, who opened the season 15-0 before losing at Boston last week, are 10-0 on their home floor for the first since the 2017-18 season, when they won their first 13 games at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

Jarrett Allen had 23 points and 13 rebounds for Cleveland. Evan Mobley added 14 and 11.

Scottie Barnes and Gradey Dick had 18 points apiece for the Raptors, now 0-8 on the road.

RJ Barrett added 16 points and Jakob Poeltl had 18 rebounds for Toronto. Barrett was playing his second game after missing 11 straight with a fractured orbital bone.

It was another strong performance for Jerome, who has been a surprise contributor for the Cavs after missing almost all of last season with an ankle injury. The 27-year-old scored a career-high 29 in Cleveland's previous game.

Takeaways Raptors: Played well in spurts, but made far too many mistakes to pull off the upset. Effort isn't the problem, execution is. ... Dick was forced out in the second half with a sore left calf.

Cavaliers: A few days off were mentally and physically beneficial, but may have contributed to some sluggishness and sloppiness. Cleveland seemed to be on cruise control for long stretches, allowing Toronto to hang around.

Key moment With the Raptors only down six points entering the fourth, Mitchell scored seven straight and Jerome dropped a 3-pointer from the extended right elbow in a 10-1 burst to put the Cavs in full control.

Key stat Allen came in second in the league in field-goal percentage (.685) behind only Dallas' Daniel Gafford (.708).

Up Next The Raptors continue a four-game trip at Detroit on Monday. The Cavaliers host Atlanta on Wednesday.

Regular Season Series

CLE leads series 2-0

Matchup Prediction

Cavaliers: 86.0%
Raptors: 14.0%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 108 - 122
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 108 - 122
4th 0.1 Raptors offensive team rebound 108 - 122
4th 1.1 Jamal Shead misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot 108 - 122
4th 8.1 Jonathan Mogbo offensive rebound 108 - 122

Statistics

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37-92 FG 48-97
40.2 Field Goal % 49.5
12-39 3PT 16-41
30.8 Three Point % 39.0
22-34 FT 10-14
64.7 Free Throw % 71.4
55 Rebounds 49
19 Offensive Rebounds 14
36 Defensive Rebounds 35
22 Assists 27
9 Steals 11
5 Blocks 4
14 Turnovers 13
2 Team Turnovers 1
16 Total Turnovers 14
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 16
24 Fast Break Points 22
42 Points in Paint 64
18 Fouls 21
2 Largest Lead 17

Game Information

Rocket Arena

Location: Cleveland, OH
Attendance: 19,432 · Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 49 19 .721 - W2
New York 42 24 .636 6 L1
Toronto 24 44 .353 25 L1
Philadelphia 23 44 .343 25.5 W1
Brooklyn 23 45 .338 26 W1

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 56 11 .836 - L1
Milwaukee 38 29 .567 18 L1
Indiana 37 29 .561 18.5 L1
Detroit 37 31 .544 19.5 L2
Chicago 28 39 .418 28 L1
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