TORONTO -- — Donovan Mitchell scored 21 points and the East-leading Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Toronto Raptors 131-108 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight victory and eighth in the last nine games.

Tempers flared at the final buzzer after Cleveland’s Tristan Thompson dunked with four seconds left. Toronto’s Scottie Barnes and Jamal Shead confronted Thompson near center court for an exchange of words.

De’Andre Hunter scored 18 points, Sam Merrill had 16 and Darius Garland 15 for the Cavaliers in the final game for both teams before the All-Star break. Jarrett Allen added 13 points and 10 rebounds and Evan Mobley had 12 points and 15 rebounds

Hunter’s 3-pointer with 5:19 left in the third put the Cavs up 95-56. The 39-point edge was Cleveland’s biggest of the game.

RJ Barrett scored 27 points for Toronto after missing four games while he was in the concussion protocol. Barnes had 16 points and 11 rebounds. The Raptors have lost five of six.

Takeaways

Cavaliers: Cleveland completed a four-game season sweep of Toronto. Three of the four meetings were double-digit wins and the combined margin of victory was 73 points.

Raptors: Toronto trailed 68-43 at the intermission, its biggest halftime deficit of the season.

Key moment

Max Strus scored nine of his 14 points as Cleveland took control of the game with a 23-4 run midway through the first quarter. The Cavs led 41-17 after one.

Key stat

Cleveland improved to 19-6 on the road. Only Boston (22-6) has a better road record.

Up next

Cleveland is at Brooklyn on Feb. 20 in its first game following the break. The Raptors will host Miami on Feb. 21.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Jarrett Allen vs. Jonathan Mogbo (Darius Garland gains possession)	0	0
11:43	Raptors delay of game violation	0	0
11:43	Scottie Barnes technical foul	0	0
11:43	Donovan Mitchell makes technical free throw	0	1
11:37	Max Strus makes 28-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)	0	4
11:12	RJ Barrett makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gradey Dick assists)	3	4
10:57	Donovan Mitchell lost ball turnover (RJ Barrett steals)	3	4
10:52	Gradey Dick makes dunk (RJ Barrett assists)	5	4
10:35	Jarrett Allen makes alley oop dunk shot (Max Strus assists)	5	6
10:13	Immanuel Quickley misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	6
10:09	Darius Garland defensive rebound	5	6
10:00	Donovan Mitchell makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Max Strus assists)	5	8
9:50	RJ Barrett traveling	5	8
9:37	Max Strus makes 26-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)	5	11
9:11	RJ Barrett makes 7-foot two point shot (Jonathan Mogbo assists)	7	11
8:58	Darius Garland misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	7	11
8:56	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	7	11
8:53	Max Strus makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Allen assists)	7	14
8:36	Evan Mobley blocks Gradey Dick 's 3-foot layup	7	14
8:33	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	7	14
8:30	Max Strus misses 26-foot three point shot	7	14
8:26	Donovan Mitchell offensive rebound	7	14
8:22	Max Strus misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	14
8:18	Immanuel Quickley defensive rebound	7	14
8:00	Scottie Barnes makes 5-foot two point shot (RJ Barrett assists)	9	14
7:47	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	9	14
7:44	Jonathan Mogbo defensive rebound	9	14
7:37	Immanuel Quickley lost ball turnover (Darius Garland steals)	9	14
7:30	Immanuel Quickley shooting foul	9	14
7:30	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	9	15
7:30	Ochai Agbaji enters the game for RJ Barrett	9	15
7:30	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	9	16
7:13	Scottie Barnes misses 24-foot three point jumper	9	16
7:10	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	9	16
6:58	Max Strus makes 23-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	9	19
6:57	Raptors Full timeout	9	19
6:57	Sam Merrill enters the game for Evan Mobley	9	19
6:57	De'Andre Hunter enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	9	19
6:39	Ochai Agbaji misses 24-foot three point jumper	9	19
6:36	Max Strus defensive rebound	9	19
6:22	Sam Merrill misses 26-foot three point jumper	9	19
6:21	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	9	19
6:19	Max Strus misses 22-foot three point jumper	9	19
6:16	Scottie Barnes defensive rebound	9	19
6:12	Jarrett Allen blocks Ochai Agbaji 's 1-foot two point shot	9	19
6:10	De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound	9	19
6:02	Sam Merrill makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)	9	22
5:47	Darius Garland personal foul	9	22
5:47	Jamal Shead enters the game for Immanuel Quickley	9	22
5:37	Scottie Barnes misses 7-foot two point shot	9	22
5:34	Max Strus defensive rebound	9	22
5:29	Darius Garland makes two point shot	9	24
5:13	Scottie Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper	9	24
5:09	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	9	24
4:57	Sam Merrill makes 23-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)	9	27
4:45	Ochai Agbaji makes layup (Jonathan Mogbo assists)	11	27
4:36	Darius Garland makes 1-foot two point shot (Jarrett Allen assists)	11	29
4:24	De'Andre Hunter personal foul	11	29
4:24	Ja'Kobe Walter enters the game for Gradey Dick	11	29
4:24	Orlando Robinson enters the game for Jonathan Mogbo	11	29
4:24	RJ Barrett enters the game for Scottie Barnes	11	29
4:24	Evan Mobley enters the game for Darius Garland	11	29
4:24	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Jarrett Allen	11	29
4:24	Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Max Strus	11	29
4:17	RJ Barrett makes 4-foot two point shot (Orlando Robinson assists)	13	29
3:59	Evan Mobley offensive charge	13	29
3:59	Evan Mobley turnover	13	29
3:50	Jamal Shead misses driving floating jump shot	13	29
3:49	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	13	29
3:42	Ochai Agbaji shooting foul	13	29
3:42	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	13	30
3:42	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	13	31
3:24	Evan Mobley blocks Ja'Kobe Walter 's 7-foot driving floating jump shot	13	31
3:22	De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound	13	31
3:10	De'Andre Hunter makes driving layup (Jaylon Tyson assists)	13	33
3:10	Raptors Full timeout	13	33
3:10	Scottie Barnes enters the game for Ochai Agbaji	13	33
2:55	Scottie Barnes misses driving layup	13	33
2:52	De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound	13	33
2:47	Donovan Mitchell misses 31-foot three point jumper	13	33
2:43	Ja'Kobe Walter defensive rebound	13	33
2:32	Donovan Mitchell personal foul	13	33
2:25	RJ Barrett misses 23-foot three point jumper	13	33
2:22	Orlando Robinson offensive rebound	13	33
2:20	RJ Barrett misses 4-foot two point shot	13	33
2:17	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	13	33
2:10	Jaylon Tyson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)	13	36
1:46	RJ Barrett misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	36
1:43	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	13	36
1:41	RJ Barrett shooting foul	13	36
1:41	De'Andre Hunter makes free throw 1 of 2	13	37
1:41	Immanuel Quickley enters the game for Jamal Shead	13	37
1:41	De'Andre Hunter makes free throw 2 of 2	13	38
1:27	Orlando Robinson misses 8-foot two point shot	13	38
1:27	Raptors offensive team rebound	13	38
1:20	Orlando Robinson makes two point shot (Immanuel Quickley assists)	15	38
1:08	Sam Merrill makes 26-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)	15	41
44.1	Immanuel Quickley misses 24-foot three point jumper	15	41
42.1	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	15	41
34.1	Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	15	41
33.1	Raptors defensive team rebound	15	41
17.1	Scottie Barnes makes 9-foot two point shot	17	41
2.0	Sam Merrill misses 29-foot three point jumper	17	41
1.1	Raptors defensive team rebound	17	41
1.1	De'Andre Hunter loose ball foul	17	41
0.0	Orlando Robinson misses 37-foot three point pullup jump shot	17	41
0.0	Raptors offensive team rebound	17	41
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	17	41

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Scotiabank Arena

Toronto, ON

Date & Time

12:30 AM, February 13, 2025

Coverage

NBA League Pass, FanDuel SN OH, TSN

Attendance

16,549

Referees

Marc Davis, Natalie Sago, Brandon Schwab

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	44	14	.759	W2
Cleveland	37	24	.607	L2
Milwaukee	26	32	.448	L1
Chicago	24	36	.400	L11
Indiana	15	45	.250	L5

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	39	20	.661	W1
New York	38	22	.633	W1
Toronto	35	25	.583	W1
Philadelphia	33	26	.559	W3
Brooklyn	15	44	.254	L7

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