CLEVELAND — Jarrett Allen tied his playoff profession excessive with 22 factors and grabbed 19 rebounds because the Cleveland Cavaliers superior to the Jap Convention semifinals with a 114-102 victory over the Toronto Raptors in Sport 7 of their collection Sunday evening.
Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 22 factors and James Harden added 18 in a collection through which the house group received all seven video games.
Cleveland, the No. 4 seed, will go to top-seeded Detroit on Tuesday evening in Sport 1 of the second spherical. The Central Division rivals break up their 4 regular-season conferences.
Scottie Barnes had 24 factors and 9 rebounds and RJ Barrett scored 23 for the Raptors, who have been within the playoffs for the primary time since 2022.
Allen had 14 factors and 10 rebounds, together with 5 on the offensive finish, as Cleveland went on a 49-21 run throughout a 15-minute span over the second and third quarters the place it turned a nine-point deficit into an 19-point benefit.
Toronto led for a lot of the first half and had a 10-point lead halfway via the second quarter earlier than Cleveland started its comeback.
The Cavaliers have been down 47-38 with 2:58 remaining earlier than happening a 11-2 run to shut the half and tie it at 49. The Cavs have been 4 of 17 on 3-pointers earlier than Harden, Max Strus and Jaylon Tyson related from past the arc.
Cleveland took the lead with 9 straight factors to open the third quarter as Mitchell scored 5 and Mobley added 4.
