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05/03 21:35 CDT Allen ties career high with 22 points as Cavaliers beat Raptors
114-102 to advance
Allen ties career high with 22 points as Cavaliers beat Raptors 114-102 to
advance
By JOE REEDY
AP Sports Writer
CLEVELAND (AP) --- 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.
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.
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.
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, Max Strus and Jaylon Tyson connected from beyond the arc.
Cleveland took the lead with nine straight points to open the third quarter as
Mitchell scored five and Mobley added four.
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