Game ID: 22300756
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Toronto Raptors
Saturday, February 10, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
TOR 24 23 26 22 95CLE 30 37 28 24 119
CLE @ TOR ScoutingCLE @ TOR Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
TOR availability going into 2/04 · 1 day's restOUT Barrett missed 3 since 1/28, returns tonight: 43 min (130% of 34)
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 3 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 16 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Quickley back 2/02 after 3, 30 min since (89% of 33)
BACK Poeltl back 2/02 after 11, 20 min since (77% of 26)
NEW Young 15 to 26 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 2/05 · back-to-backOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 4 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 2 since 2/02, returns tonight: 12 min (85% of 14)
OUT Porter missed 2 since 2/02, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 17 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Barrett back 2/04 after 3, 43 min since (130% of 34)
BACK Quickley back 2/02 after 3, 36 min since (108% of 33)
BACK Poeltl back 2/02 after 11, 27 min since (102% of 26)
NEW Young 15 to 24 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 5 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Porter missed 3 since 2/02, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 18 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Barrett back 2/04 after 3, 43 min since (130% of 34)
BACK Quickley back 2/02 after 3, 32 min since (96% of 33)
BACK Poeltl back 2/02 after 11, 27 min since (103% of 26)
BACK Boucher back 2/05 after 2, 12 min since (85% of 14)
NEW Nwora 16 to 22 min over the last 4
NEW Young 15 to 22 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 2/09 · 1 day's restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 6 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Porter missed 4 since 2/02, returns tonight: 11 min (79% of 14)
OUT Porter Jr. missed 19 since 1/01, not on tonight's roster
BACK Barrett back 2/04 after 3, 38 min since (115% of 34)
BACK Quickley back 2/02 after 3, 32 min since (95% of 33)
BACK Poeltl back 2/02 after 11, 29 min since (109% of 26)
BACK Boucher back 2/05 after 2, 12 min since (85% of 14)
NEW Young 15 to 21 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 2/10 · back-to-backOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 7 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 2 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT McDaniels missed 2 since 2/07, returns tonight: 3 min (28% of 11)
OUT Temple missed 2 since 2/07, returns tonight: 3 min (28% of 11)
BACK Barrett back 2/04 after 3, 37 min since (112% of 34)
BACK Quickley back 2/02 after 3, 33 min since (100% of 33)
BACK Poeltl back 2/02 after 11, 30 min since (115% of 26)
BACK Porter back 2/09 after 4, 11 min since (79% of 14)
TOR availability going into 2/12 · 1 day's restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 8 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 3 since 2/07, out tonight
BACK Barrett back 2/04 after 3, 36 min since (108% of 34)
BACK Porter back 2/09 after 4, 7 min since (50% of 14)
BACK McDaniels back 2/10 after 2, 3 min since (28% of 11)
BACK Temple back 2/10 after 2, 3 min since (28% of 11)
TOR availability going into 2/14 · 1 day's restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 9 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 4 since 2/07, returns tonight: 11 min (77% of 14)
BACK Porter back 2/09 after 4, 7 min since (50% of 14)
BACK McDaniels back 2/10 after 2, 5 min since (43% of 11)
BACK Temple back 2/10 after 2, 3 min since (28% of 11)
TOR availability going into 2/22 · 7 days' restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 10 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Temple missed 2 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Boucher back 2/14 after 4, 11 min since (77% of 14)
BACK Porter back 2/09 after 4, 7 min since (50% of 14)
BACK McDaniels back 2/10 after 2, 5 min since (43% of 11)
TOR availability going into 2/23 · back-to-backOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 11 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Porter missed 2 since 2/14, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 2 since 2/14, out tonight
OUT Temple missed 3 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Boucher back 2/14 after 4, 8 min since (53% of 14)
BACK McDaniels back 2/10 after 2, 4 min since (41% of 11)
CLE availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restOUT Porter Jr. missed 4 since 1/26, returns tonight: 0 min (4% of 13)
OUT Thompson missed 5 since 1/24, out tonight
BACK Garland back 1/31 after 19, 22 min since (66% of 34)
BACK Eva. Mobley back 1/29 after 22, 22 min since (69% of 32)
BACK LeVert back 1/24 after 2, 26 min since (91% of 28)
CLE availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restOUT Thompson missed 6 since 1/24, out tonight
BACK Garland back 1/31 after 19, 23 min since (67% of 34)
BACK Eva. Mobley back 1/29 after 22, 22 min since (71% of 32)
BACK Porter Jr. back 2/03 after 4, 0 min since (4% of 13)
CLE availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Thompson missed 7 since 1/24, out tonight
BACK Garland back 1/31 after 19, 24 min since (71% of 34)
BACK Eva. Mobley back 1/29 after 22, 24 min since (75% of 32)
BACK Porter Jr. back 2/03 after 4, 2 min since (13% of 13)
CLE availability going into 2/08 · back-to-backOUT Thompson missed 8 since 1/24, out tonight
BACK Garland back 1/31 after 19, 25 min since (73% of 34)
BACK Porter Jr. back 2/03 after 4, 2 min since (13% of 13)
CLE availability going into 2/10 · 1 day's restOUT Thompson missed 9 since 1/24, out tonight
BACK Porter Jr. back 2/03 after 4, 2 min since (17% of 13)
CLE availability going into 2/12 · 1 day's restOUT Thompson missed 10 since 1/24, out tonight
BACK Porter Jr. back 2/03 after 4, 2 min since (17% of 13)
CLE availability going into 2/14 · 1 day's restOUT Porter Jr. missed 2 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Thompson missed 11 since 1/24, out tonight
CLE availability going into 2/22 · 7 days' restOUT Wade missed 2 since 2/12, returns tonight: 13 min (62% of 20)
OUT Porter Jr. missed 3 since 2/10, returns tonight: 4 min (30% of 13)
OUT Thompson missed 12 since 1/24, out tonight
CLE availability going into 2/23 · back-to-backOUT Thompson missed 13 since 1/24, out tonight
BACK Wade back 2/22 after 2, 13 min since (62% of 20)
BACK Porter Jr. back 2/22 after 3, 4 min since (30% of 13)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 126, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Barrett at 22 and Barnes at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Freeman-Liberty (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 103, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 17 free throws a game; Mitchell at 30 and Eva. Mobley at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 103 a night to Toronto's 126 and the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-4 a night and Toronto minus-5. Call it Cleveland 119, Toronto 110.
2/04 @ OKC 127-135 — TOR notes
TOR lost 127-135 in 2 overtimes. TOR shot 48% (48 of 101) to OKC's 47%, 14 of 35 from three, and went to the line 21 times to OKC's 8 — 17 points from the stripe to their 8. Barrett led with 23 (9 of 16, 2 of 5 from three); Barnes added 19, Schröder 19. Q1 was theirs, 33-23, but the other 5 periods went 112-94 against them. They led by as many as 23. Schröder's -23 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/05 @ NOP 100-138 — TOR notes
TOR lost 100-138. TOR shot 48% (40 of 84) to NOP's 51%, 10 of 31 from three. TOR turned it over 18 times to NOP's 7, and NOP turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 38-51 against them. Dick led with 22 (9 of 16, 4 of 8 from three); Barnes added 17, Poeltl 14. Q2 was theirs, 31-31, but the other 3 periods went 107-69 against them. Brown's -31 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/07 @ CHA 123-117 — TOR notes
TOR won 123-117. TOR shot 53% (43 of 81) to CHA's 49%, 17 of 33 from three. Barrett led with 23 (9 of 15, 4 of 6 from three); Barnes added 18, Quickley 18. The hinge was Q4, 32-20: TOR came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 6. TOR trailed 54-60 at the half and won the second half 69-57.
2/09 vs HOU 107-104 — TOR notes
TOR won 107-104. TOR shot 42% (40 of 95) to HOU's 45%, 10 of 33 from three. TOR turned it over 11 times to HOU's 21. Quickley led with 25 (9 of 19, 4 of 9 from three); Barrett added 21, Poeltl 16. The hinge was Q1, 34-20: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 22. Quickley was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
2/10 vs CLE 95-119 — TOR notes
TOR lost 95-119. TOR shot 40% (35 of 87) to CLE's 52%, 9 of 31 from three, and went to the line 23 times to CLE's 13 — 16 points from the stripe to their 9. Barnes led with 24 (9 of 15, 1 of 3 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Barrett added 14, Dick 14. Q3 was theirs, 26-28, but the other 3 periods went 91-69 against them. Dick's -22 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/12 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 123, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Barrett at 20 and Barnes at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Freeman-Liberty (8 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 119, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 19 free throws a game; Vassell at 23 and Wembanyama at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the arc, Toronto at 37 percent from three to San Antonio's 30 and the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-2 a night and Toronto minus-4. Call it Toronto 117, San Antonio 114, San Antonio keeping it close.
2/14 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 120, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Barrett at 18 and Barnes at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Freeman-Liberty (9 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 54 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Siakam at 21 and Turner at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Smith (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Indiana at 39 percent from three to Toronto's 34. Call it Indiana 119, Toronto 115, Toronto keeping it close.
2/22 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 118, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Barrett at 19 and Barnes at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Freeman-Liberty (10 straight). 7 days' rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 119, shooting 46 percent and 41 from three, 16 free throws a game; Bridges at 21 and Thomas at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. 7 days' rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-1 a night and Brooklyn minus-8 and the arc, Brooklyn at 41 percent from three to Toronto's 32. Call it Toronto 116, Brooklyn 112, Brooklyn keeping it close.
2/23 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 28 free throws a game; Murray at 21 and Young at 21 a game. Without Capela (6 straight). 8 days' rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 113, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 23 free throws a game; Barnes at 18 and Barrett at 17 a game. Without Freeman-Liberty (11 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the defense, Toronto allowing 113 a night to Atlanta's 123 and the glass, where Toronto has been plus-2 a night and Atlanta minus-3. Call it Atlanta 119, Toronto 116, Toronto keeping it close.
2/03 @ SAS 117-101 — CLE notes
CLE won 117-101. CLE shot 47% (46 of 97) to SAS's 37%, 13 of 44 from three, and got to the line 13 times to SAS's 21. Mitchell led with 31 (12 of 20, 4 of 9 from three); Mobley added 28, Allen 26. The hinge was Q2, 37-20: a lead of 5 became 22, and the lead reached 26. Allen was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
2/05 vs SAC 136-110 — CLE notes
CLE won 136-110. CLE shot 58% (51 of 88) to SAC's 46%, 23 of 41 from three. Mitchell led with 29 (11 of 20, 5 of 11 from three); Strus added 22, Allen 19. The hinge was Q4, 30-18: a lead of 14 became 26, and the lead reached 29. Mitchell was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
2/07 @ WAS 114-106 — CLE notes
CLE won 114-106. CLE shot 49% (43 of 88) to WAS's 45%, 12 of 35 from three, and went to the line 22 times to WAS's 9 — 16 points from the stripe to their 6. Mitchell led with 40 (14 of 25, 5 of 10 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Mobley added 22, Garland 13. The hinge was Q4, 34-27: a lead of 1 became 8. Okoro was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
2/08 @ BKN 118-95 — CLE notes
CLE won 118-95. CLE shot 54% (43 of 80) to BKN's 40%, 15 of 37 from three. The glass went 48-34 for them. Mitchell led with 27 (10 of 18, 4 of 10 from three); Allen added 14, Garland 14. The hinge was Q3, 31-18: a lead of 8 became 21, and the lead reached 31. Mobley was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
2/10 @ TOR 119-95 — CLE notes
CLE won 119-95. CLE shot 52% (48 of 92) to TOR's 40%, 14 of 41 from three, and got to the line 13 times to TOR's 23. Allen led with 18 (9 of 12); Mobley added 17, Mitchell 15. The hinge was Q2, 37-23: a lead of 6 became 20, and the lead reached 25. Wade was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
2/12 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 101, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 16 free throws a game; Mitchell at 28 and Eva. Mobley at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 124, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 23 free throws a game; Maxey at 20 and Oubre Jr. at 18 a game. Without Embiid (6 straight), Melton (15 straight), Batum (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 101 a night to Philadelphia's 124 and the arc, Cleveland at 39 percent from three to Philadelphia's 31. Call it Cleveland 120, Philadelphia 109, Cleveland by 11.
2/14 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 106, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Mitchell at 29 and Allen at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; DeRozan at 29 and Vučević at 24 a game. Without Williams (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 106 a night to Chicago's 119 and the line, where Chicago takes 24 free throws a game to Cleveland's 19. Call it Cleveland 118, Chicago 111.
2/22 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 105, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Mitchell at 30 and Eva. Mobley at 16 a game. Without Wade (2 straight). 7 days' rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 113, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; F. Wagner at 24 and Banchero at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. 7 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 105 a night to Orlando's 113 and the turnovers, Orlando giving it away 15 times a game to Cleveland's 11. Call it Cleveland 115, Orlando 109.
2/23 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Maxey at 29 and Hield at 21 a game. Without Embiid (9 straight), Melton (18 straight), Covington (23 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 107, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Mitchell at 27 and Allen at 17 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 107 a night to Philadelphia's 116. Call it Cleveland 114, Philadelphia 113, Philadelphia keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CLECL C. LeVert
DG D. Garland
DM D. Mitchell
DW D. Wade
EM E. Mobley
GN G. Niang
IO I. Okoro
JA J. Allen
JO Jones
MS M. Strus
SM S. Merrill
TORBB B. Brown
GD G. Dick
GT G. Temple
GT G. Trent Jr.
IQ I. Quickley
JM J. McDaniels
JN J. Nwora
JP J. Poeltl
JP J. Porter
KO K. Olynyk
OA O. Agbaji
RB R. Barrett
SB S. Barnes
CLE/TOR the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Allen scores 18 points as Cavs rout Raptors 119-95, extend winning streak to season-high nine
TORONTO -- — 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.