The Cavaliers have punched their ticket to the Eastern Conference semifinals after a gritty Game 7 win over the Raptors; Yankee Scores reports…

Allen upped the ante with his performance in the playoffs, scoring 22 points and grabbing 19 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers knocked out the Toronto Raptors 114-102 in Game 7 to advance to the East semis Sunday night.

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The Dominant Run

Cleveland was paced by Mitchell, who scored 22 points, while Harden finished with 18 points in the series that saw the team victorious each time at home.

Ranked fourth, Cleveland will travel to Detroit for their first round series opener Tuesday against the Pistons, the top seed in the conference. The Central division rivals had evenly split their four meetings during the regular season.

“I think we’ve already moved on (to focusing on Detroit),” Mitchell said on the court immediately after the final buzzer. “We understand we won this game, but we play in a couple days.”

“We gave it all, everything we had today,” Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said. “Our guys were awesome. We made it hard on them.”

Barnes’ Admittance

Scottie Barnes who had 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds said Cavaliers offensive rebound made the game difficult for them.

RJ Barrett added 23 points to the Raptors, who earned their first playoff appearance since 2022.

All-Star forward Brandon Ingram missed his second consecutive game due to a bruised right heel injury.

“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.”

Allen’s Mastery

Allen finished the game with 14 points and 10 rebounds, including five offensive rebounds, as the Cavaliers unleashed a 49-21 run in 15 minutes spread across the second and third quarters. This allowed them to turn a nine-point deficit into a 19-point lead.

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During the third quarter, one of Allen’s baskets included a fast break dunk following a steal by Max Strus against Scottie Barnes, increasing the score to 74-59.

In the run, Cleveland made 17-of-33 shots, including five three-pointers, and converted seven Toronto turnovers into 14 points. The Raptors scored 6-of-23 shots overall, and 1-of-8 three-pointers.

Cleveland dominated the boards during the run, posting a 25-8 rebounding edge, including 14 points from 10 offensive boards into 14 points.

Toronto was ahead for almost all the first half of the game, even maintaining a lead of 10 points mid-second quarter before Cleveland caught up with them.

Cavs’ Comeback

The Cavaliers were trailing by eight points, 47-38, at 2:58 remaining in the quarter, when they pulled out an 11-2 run that made the score even at 49 going into halftime. Prior to that, Cleveland had only shot 4-of-17 on three-pointers until Harden, Strus, and Jaylon Tyson hit three-pointers.

“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 came out on top during the start of the third quarter, scoring nine consecutive points, including five from Mitchell and four from Mobley.

“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.”