Darius Garland (10) of the Cleveland Cavaliers passes the ball as Scottie Barnes (4) of the Toronto Raptors defends through the first half of an NBA basketball recreation in Cleveland, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.
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CLEVELAND — Darius Garland scored a season-high 40 factors, Jarrett Allen had 18 factors and 15 rebounds, and the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Toronto Raptors 132-126 on Thursday evening to increase their profitable streak at 12.
Evan Mobley completed with 21 factors, 11 rebounds and 6 assists for the Cavaliers, who’re tied for the fifth-best report in league historical past via 37 video games at 33-4. Cleveland additionally has one of the best residence report within the NBA, going 20-1 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Scottie Barnes had 24 factors, 10 rebounds and eight assists for Toronto, which is a league-worst 1-17 on the street and has misplaced 15 of its final 16 video games total. Chris Boucher added 23 factors and 12 rebounds coming off the bench.
Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell was given the evening off after taking part in a team-high 35 minutes Wednesday in a 129-122 win over the Thunder. West chief Oklahoma Metropolis had received a franchise report 15 straight instances.
Takeaways
Raptors: Boucher and rookie Jamal Shead made 12 of their first 13 photographs, together with all eight 3-pointers, as Toronto took a 93-81 lead halfway via the third quarter. Shead didn’t play within the fourth and completed with 15 factors.
Cavaliers: Coach Kenny Atkinson mentioned ending a back-to-back towards the Raptors was “an ideal lure recreation.” Cleveland’s gamers did not take the message to coronary heart till the ultimate quarter, once they outscored Toronto 34-23.
Key second
Allen dove into the courtside seats to rebound Barnes’ missed turnover that would have tied the rating with 1:02 remaining. Garland adopted with a 3-pointer that prolonged the Cavaliers’ result in 129-124.
Key statistic
Heart Allen and energy ahead Mobley made 15 of 20 area objective makes an attempt, persevering with to strengthen their case for choice to the Japanese Convention All-Star staff.
To be continued
The Raptors go to Detroit on Saturday. The Cavaliers host Indiana on Sunday.
