Cavs use third-quarter surge to best Raptors in Game 7, get Pistons next
Cleveland, which trailed by double digits in the first and second quarters, outscored Toronto 38-19 in the third on its way to a 114-102 win.
Jarrett Allen scored 14 of his career playoff-high-tying 22 points in the third quarter and grabbed 19 rebounds, powering the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 114-102 win over the visiting Toronto Raptors in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference first-round series Sunday night. Fourth-seeded Cleveland, which trailed by double digits in the first and second quarters, will play the top-seeded Detroit Pistons in the East semifinals, beginning Tuesday in Detroit. The Pistons ousted the Magic, 116-94, in Game 7 on Sunday.
The home team won every game in the Cavaliers-Pistons series. Donovan Mitchell also had 22 points and James Harden posted 18 points and six rebounds for the Cavaliers, who built a 94-72 lead early in the fourth. Allen had 10 rebounds — five offensive — in the third when Cleveland outscored the Raptors 38-19.
"The crowd brought the same energy as Jarrett Allen," Mitchell said. "That dude took over. He was doing everything, getting steals, rebounds, scoring points.
"(Allen) was real vocal after Game 5 and 6, which isn't usually in him," Mitchell added. "He wanted to make some things known about how we could keep improving. " More: Detroit Pistons vs.