Allen scores 18 points as Cavs rout Raptors 119-95, extend winning streak to season-high nine
TORONTO (AP) Jarrett Allen had 18 points and 15 rebounds, Evan Mobley added 17 points and 11 rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers extended their winning streak to a season-high nine games by routing the Toronto Raptors 119-95 on Saturday night.
Donovan Mitchell scored 15 points and Max Strus had 14 as the surging Cavs won for the 22nd time in 26 games and improved their NBA-best road record to 17-8.
“We want to win every game,” Strus said. “We want to win every game by as much as we can. That’s what I love about this team, there’s a lot of fight and there’s a lot of hunger. Guys want to be great and it’s fun.”
Caris LeVert and Georges Niang each scored 13 points for Cleveland, whose biggest lead was 25. Isaac Okoro scored 12 points and Darius Garland had 11.
The Cavaliers are 11-0 this season when holding opponents below 100 points.
“In our mind, we want to be elite defensively,” Cleveland coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. “We want to be able to strangle people.”
Cleveland’s 36 assists were one shy of a season-high. The Cavs finished with 48 made baskets.
“We passed the ball very well tonight,” Allen said. “Everybody was moving, everybody was contributing to having a great game.”
Toronto had won four straight and 10 of the past 11 home meetings against Cleveland, including a 124-121 victory on Jan 1. The Cavs returned to Canada having won 16 of 17 since that New Year’s Day defeat, sandwiching eight-game winning streaks around a Jan. 24 loss at Milwaukee. Now that second run has reached nine games, the longest active winning streak in the NBA.
“They’re playing really high-level basketball,” Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said of the Cavs.
Cleveland hosts Philadelphia on Monday night.
Toronto’s Scottie Barnes scored 20 of his 24 points in the first half, matched his season-high with 10 assists, and added 10 rebounds for his fourth career triple-double and third this season.
“He is really taking the next step as the leader of this team,” Rajakovic said. “I’m really proud of his contributions tonight.”
Gradey Dick and RJ Barrett scored 14 points each and Immanuel Quickley had 10 for the Raptors.
Toronto newcomers Ochai Agbaji and Kelly Olynyk, acquired from Utah on Thursday, both made their debuts. Olynyk scored 11 points in 22 minutes and Agbaji had eight points in 20 minutes.
The Toronto-born Olynyk called it “a special moment” after being greeted with a loud ovation when he checked in.
“I had chills,” Olynyk said.
Up 30-24 after one quarter, Cleveland opened the second with a 21-4 spurt and led 67-47 at the intermission. Allen had 12 points and 10 rebounds in the first half.
The Cavaliers took a 95-73 lead to the fourth.
Justise Winslow was active for Toronto after signing a 10-day contract on Saturday afternoon, but did not play.
Toronto also signed forward Mouhamadou Gueye to a 10-day contract Saturday, but Gueye was not active against the Cavs. Both Gueye and Winslow had been with Raptors 905, Toronto’s NBA G League affiliate.
UP NEXT
Cavaliers: Host Philadelphia on Monday.
Raptors: Host San Antonio on Monday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jarrett Allen vs. Jakob Poeltl (Darius Garland gains possession) | ||
| 11:30 |  | Darius Garland turnover (bad pass) (Immanuel Quickley steals) | ||
| 11:16 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:13 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 10:57 | | Donovan Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (Gary Trent Jr. steals) | ||
| 10:51 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point running layup (Gary Trent Jr. assists) | 0-2 |
| 10:37 | | Evan Mobley misses two point layup | ||
| 10:34 | | Evan Mobley offensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point putback dunk | 2-2 |
| 10:09 | | Immanuel Quickley misses two point turnaround fadeaway bank jump shot | ||
| 10:06 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | Jakob Poeltl personal foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 9:54 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point driving floating jump shot (Max Strus assists) | 4-2 |
| 9:45 | | Scottie Barnes misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:43 | | RJ Barrett offensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | Gary Trent Jr. turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:24 | | Darius Garland misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:21 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 9:10 | | Evan Mobley shooting foul (RJ Barrett draws the foul) | ||
| 9:10 | | +1 | RJ Barrett makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-3 |
| 9:10 | | +1 | RJ Barrett makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-4 |
| 8:58 | | Gary Trent Jr. personal foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 8:47 | | Evan Mobley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:45 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 8:37 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving finger roll layup (Max Strus assists) | 6-4 |
| 8:20 | | +3 | Scottie Barnes makes three point jump shot (Immanuel Quickley assists) | 6-7 |
| 8:09 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point pullup jump shot | 9-7 |
| 7:46 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point cutting layup (Jakob Poeltl assists) | 9-9 |
| 7:29 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point pullup jump shot (Max Strus assists) | 11-9 |
| 7:16 | | +2 | Immanuel Quickley makes two point driving floating jump shot | 11-11 |
| 7:06 | | Jakob Poeltl blocks Donovan Mitchell's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:06 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 6:59 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point alley-oop layup (Darius Garland assists) | 13-11 |
| 6:51 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:38 | | +3 | Gary Trent Jr. makes three point jump shot (Scottie Barnes assists) | 13-14 |
| 6:21 | | Dean Wade misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:18 | | Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:01 | | RJ Barrett misses two point turnaround bank jump shot | ||
| 5:57 | | Scottie Barnes offensive rebound | ||
| 5:57 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point tip dunk | 13-16 |
| 5:49 | | Darius Garland misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:47 | | RJ Barrett defensive rebound | ||
| 5:39 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:39 | | Donovan Mitchell blocks Jakob Poeltl's two point layup | ||
| 5:39 | | Cavaliers defensive rebound | ||
| 5:35 | | Jump ball. Jakob Poeltl vs. Jarrett Allen (Immanuel Quickley gains possession) | ||
| 5:19 | | RJ Barrett misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:16 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 4:59 | | Donovan Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (RJ Barrett steals) | ||
| 4:52 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 4:50 | | Caris LeVert defensive rebound | ||
| 4:47 | | +3 | Max Strus makes three point running jump shot (Caris LeVert assists) | 16-16 |
| 4:20 | | Immanuel Quickley misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 4:18 | | Dean Wade defensive rebound | ||
| 4:02 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point cutting layup (Max Strus assists) | 18-16 |
| 3:44 | | Jakob Poeltl misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 3:41 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 3:36 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving layup | 20-16 |
| 3:19 | | RJ Barrett misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 3:19 | | Cavaliers defensive rebound | ||
| 3:19 | | Jakob Poeltl personal foul (Loose ball) (Dean Wade draws the foul) | ||
| 2:57 | | +2 | Caris LeVert makes two point pullup jump shot (Isaac Okoro assists) | 22-16 |
| 2:40 | | Ochai Agbaji misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:38 | | Isaac Okoro defensive rebound | ||
| 2:27 | | Georges Niang misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:24 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 2:18 | | Gradey Dick misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:14 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 2:05 | | Caris LeVert misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:03 | | Evan Mobley offensive rebound | ||
| 2:03 | | Gradey Dick kicked ball violation | ||
| 1:52 | | Kelly Olynyk blocks Evan Mobley's two point driving layup | ||
| 1:47 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 1:47 | | Jump ball. Evan Mobley vs. Kelly Olynyk (Darius Garland gains possession) | ||
| 1:45 | | Darius Garland turnover (lost ball) (Kelly Olynyk steals) | ||
| 1:43 | | Georges Niang blocks Ochai Agbaji's two point running layup | ||
| 1:43 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 1:41 | | +3 | Gradey Dick makes three point jump shot (Scottie Barnes assists) | 22-19 |
| 1:30 | | +2 | Isaac Okoro makes two point driving finger roll layup (Caris LeVert assists) | 24-19 |
| 1:30 | | Gradey Dick shooting foul (Isaac Okoro draws the foul) | ||
| 1:30 | | +1 | Isaac Okoro makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 25-19 |
| 1:16 | | Bruce Brown turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:01 | | +3 | Georges Niang makes three point stepback jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 28-19 |
| 0:49 | | +3 | Gradey Dick makes three point jump shot (Scottie Barnes assists) | 28-22 |
| 0:38 | | +2 | Georges Niang makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Evan Mobley assists) | 30-22 |
| 0:26 | | Georges Niang personal foul (Scottie Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 0:17 | | +2 | Ochai Agbaji makes two point layup (Scottie Barnes assists) | 30-24 |
| 0:00 | | Evan Mobley turnover (traveling) | ||
| 0:00 | | Gradey Dick misses two point hook shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | Bruce Brown misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 11:43 | | Caris LeVert defensive rebound | ||
| 11:36 | | +2 | Caris LeVert makes two point driving layup | 32-24 |
| 11:27 | | Evan Mobley kicked ball violation | ||
| 11:21 | | +2 | Ochai Agbaji makes two point driving finger roll layup (Scottie Barnes assists) | 32-26 |
| 11:21 | | Georges Niang shooting foul (Ochai Agbaji draws the foul) | ||
| 11:21 | | +1 | Ochai Agbaji makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 32-27 |
| 11:04 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Evan Mobley assists) | 34-27 |
| 10:49 | | Georges Niang personal foul (Scottie Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 10:42 | | Gradey Dick turnover (lost ball) (Darius Garland steals) | ||
| 10:26 | | Dean Wade misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:22 | | Evan Mobley offensive rebound | ||
| 10:18 | | Bruce Brown shooting foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | ||
| 10:18 | | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-27 |
| 10:18 | | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-27 |
| 10:06 | | Dean Wade personal foul (Scottie Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 9:56 | | Ochai Agbaji misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:53 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 9:42 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point alley-oop dunk (Caris LeVert assists) | 38-27 |
| 9:29 | | Ochai Agbaji turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:19 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point cutting dunk (Darius Garland assists) | 40-27 |
| 9:19 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:06 | | Dean Wade shooting foul (RJ Barrett draws the foul) | ||
| 9:06 | | RJ Barrett misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:06 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | +1 | RJ Barrett makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-28 |
| 8:49 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point finger roll layup (Darius Garland assists) | 42-28 |
| 8:25 | | Bruce Brown misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:21 | | Immanuel Quickley offensive rebound | ||
| 8:20 | | RJ Barrett misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:17 | | Dean Wade defensive rebound | ||
| 8:12 | | +3 | Caris LeVert makes three point running jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 45-28 |
| 7:51 | | Gradey Dick misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:49 | | Jakob Poeltl offensive rebound | ||
| 7:48 | | Jakob Poeltl misses two point tip layup | ||
| 7:47 | | Isaac Okoro defensive rebound | ||
| 7:38 | | +3 | Isaac Okoro makes three point pullup jump shot (Evan Mobley assists) | 48-28 |
| 7:16 | | RJ Barrett turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:03 | | +3 | Sam Merrill makes three point pullup jump shot (Jarrett Allen assists) | 51-28 |
| 7:02 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:52 | | Max Strus shooting foul (Scottie Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 6:52 | | +1 | Scottie Barnes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 51-29 |
| 6:52 | | +1 | Scottie Barnes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 51-30 |
| 6:32 | | Isaac Okoro misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 6:28 | | RJ Barrett defensive rebound | ||
| 6:26 | | +3 | Immanuel Quickley makes three point running pullup jump shot | 51-33 |
| 6:11 | | Isaac Okoro misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:08 | | Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:03 | | Immanuel Quickley misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:00 | | Max Strus defensive rebound | ||
| 5:49 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point cutting layup (Max Strus assists) | 53-33 |
| 5:22 | | Immanuel Quickley misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:21 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 5:08 | | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:06 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 5:00 | | Jarrett Allen misses three point bank jump shot | ||
| 4:57 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 4:53 | | RJ Barrett turnover (lost ball) (Donovan Mitchell steals) | ||
| 4:44 | | Jarrett Allen misses two point hook shot | ||
| 4:40 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 4:40 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point putback layup | 55-33 |
| 4:33 | | Isaac Okoro shooting foul (Scottie Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 4:33 | | +1 | Scottie Barnes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 55-34 |
| 4:33 | | +1 | Scottie Barnes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 55-35 |
| 4:19 | | +3 | Max Strus makes three point jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 58-35 |
| 4:07 | | Scottie Barnes turnover (bad pass) (Donovan Mitchell steals) | ||
| 4:03 | | +2 | Max Strus makes two point running dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 60-35 |
| 4:03 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:54 | | Scottie Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:50 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 3:42 | | Isaac Okoro misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:39 | | Donovan Mitchell offensive rebound | ||
| 3:37 | | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:33 | | Immanuel Quickley defensive rebound | ||
| 3:29 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point running layup (Gary Trent Jr. assists) | 60-37 |
| 3:13 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:10 | | RJ Barrett defensive rebound | ||
| 3:01 | | +3 | Gary Trent Jr. makes three point jump shot (Scottie Barnes assists) | 60-40 |
| 2:41 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point driving bank hook shot (Max Strus assists) | 62-40 |
| 2:23 | | Ochai Agbaji misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:20 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 2:01 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 1:57 | | Max Strus offensive rebound | ||
| 1:57 | | Max Strus misses two point tip layup | ||
| 1:56 | | Immanuel Quickley defensive rebound | ||
| 1:50 | | Immanuel Quickley misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:48 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 1:42 | | Ochai Agbaji misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:41 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 1:41 |