Jarrett Allen tied his playoff career high with 22 points and grabbed 19 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 114-102 victory over the Toronto Raptors. Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 22 points and James Harden added 18. The home team won all seven games. Cleveland, the No.
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Toronto Raptors guard Jamal Shead, left, and Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell, right, talk after the Cavaliers defeated the Raptors in Game 7 of a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series in Cleveland, Sunday, May 3, 2026. Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell shoots as Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes defends in the second half in Game 7 of a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series in Cleveland, Sunday, May 3, 2026.
Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes is fouled by Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell, right, in the first half in Game 7 of a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series in Cleveland, Sunday, May 3, 2026. Toronto Raptors guard Jamal Shead drives past Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell, left, in the first half in Game 7 of a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series in Cleveland, Sunday, May 3, 2026.
Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen goes up for a dunk in the second half in Game 7 of a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series agaist the Toronto Raptors in Cleveland, Sunday, May 3, 2026. Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen goes up for a dunk in the second half in Game 7 of a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series agaist the Toronto Raptors in Cleveland, Sunday, May 3, 2026.
Toronto Raptors guard Jamal Shead, left, and Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell, right, talk after the Cavaliers defeated the Raptors in Game 7 of a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series in Cleveland, Sunday, May 3, 2026. Toronto Raptors guard Jamal Shead, left, and Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell, right, talk after the Cavaliers defeated the Raptors in Game 7 of a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series in Cleveland, Sunday, May 3, 2026.
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell shoots as Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes defends in the second half in Game 7 of a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series in Cleveland, Sunday, May 3, 2026. Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell shoots as Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes defends in the second half in Game 7 of a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series in Cleveland, Sunday, May 3, 2026.
Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes is fouled by Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell, right, in the first half in Game 7 of a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series in Cleveland, Sunday, May 3, 2026. Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes is fouled by Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell, right, in the first half in Game 7 of a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series in Cleveland, Sunday, May 3, 2026.
Toronto Raptors guard Jamal Shead drives past Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell, left, in the first half in Game 7 of a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series in Cleveland, Sunday, May 3, 2026. Toronto Raptors guard Jamal Shead drives past Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell, left, in the first half in Game 7 of a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series in Cleveland, Sunday, May 3, 2026.
CLEVELAND — Jarrett Allen tied his playoff career high with 22 points and grabbed 19 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 114-102 victory over the Toronto Raptors in Game 7 of their series Sunday night. Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 22 points and James Harden added 18 in a series in which the home team won all seven games.
Cleveland, the No. 4 seed, will visit top-seeded Detroit on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the second round. The Central Division rivals split their four regular-season meetings.
“I think we’ve already moved on ,” Mitchell said on the court immediately after the final buzzer. “We understand we won this game, but we play in a couple days. ,” Scottie Barnes had 24 points and nine rebounds and RJ Barrett scored 23 for the Raptors, who were in the playoffs for the first time since 2022.
“We gave it all, everything we had today,” Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said. “Our guys were awesome. We made it hard on them. ” Allen had 14 points and 10 rebounds, including five on the offensive end, as Cleveland went on a 49-21 run during a 15-minute span over the second and third quarters where it turned a nine-point deficit into an 19-point advantage.
One of Allen’s baskets during the third quarter was a fast-break dunk after Max Strus stole the ball from Barnes to make it 74-59. Cleveland was 17 of 33 from the field, including five 3-pointers, during the run while converting seven of Toronto’s turnovers into 14 points. The Raptors shot 6 of 23 and were 1 of 8 behind the arc. The Cavaliers also had a 25-8 rebounding advantage during the spurt, and converted 10 offensive boards into 14 points.
“They were scoring in transition, getting some offensive rebounds,” Barnes said. “The offensive rebounds were giving them extra possessions. That really hurt us, giving them momentum. ” Toronto led for most of the first half and had a 10-point lead midway through the second quarter before Cleveland began its comeback.
The Cavaliers were down 47-38 with 2:58 remaining before going on a 11-2 run to close the half and tie it at 49. The Cavs were 4 of 17 on 3-pointers before Harden, Strus and Jaylon Tyson connected from beyond the arc.
“Sam said this whole series, we haven’t closed out the second quarter. We all took that to heart. We all looked at ourselves and decided that now was the time to do it,” said Allen, who had his 11th double-double in a playoff game.
“I think the defensive stops, rebounds and the offense is still shaky in some areas, but I think when we rebound the ball and get stops, that just translates to the offense so much better and transition and open shots for everybody. ” Cleveland took the lead with nine straight points to open the third quarter as Mitchell scored five and Mobley added four.
“In the first half, we were forcing it too much, driving down tunnels and forcing it to the basket,” coach Kenny Atkinson said. “Sometimes you have to move the defense. We just kept hammering that message. ” The Cavaliers are 6-5 in Game 7s, including unbeaten in five home games.
Toronto fell to 3-4 in Game 7 and 0-2 on the road. Reedy is a sports writer based in Cleveland covering Ohio for The Associated Press. He has worked for the AP since 2015 with previous stops in Los Angeles and Tallahassee, Florida.
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