Jarrett Allen ties career high with 22 points as Cavaliers beat Raptors in Game 7 to advance

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 a 19-point advantage.

Jarrett Allen DOMINATES, @cavs win Game 7!

⚔️ 22 PTS
⚔️ 19 REB
⚔️ 3 BLK
⚔️ 2 STL

He is the first player since 2020 (Nikola Jokić) to total 20+ PTS, 15+ REB and 3+ BLK in a Game 7 😮 pic.twitter.com/ArwENeUe6F

— NBA (@NBA) May 4, 2026

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 an 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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