Game ID: 22400275
Toronto Raptors @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Sunday, November 24, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CLE 38 27 31 26 122TOR 22 33 35 18 108
CLE vs TOR ScoutingCLE vs 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.
CLE availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restBACK LeVert back 11/06 after 2, 26 min since (109% of 24)
BACK Wade back 11/08 after 2, 19 min since (91% of 20)
CLE availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Merrill missed 2 since 11/13, out tonight
BACK Wade back 11/08 after 2, 21 min since (101% of 20)
CLE availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Merrill missed 3 since 11/13, returns tonight: 19 min (96% of 20)
CLE availability going into 11/20 · back-to-backBACK Merrill back 11/19 after 3, 19 min since (96% of 20)
CLE availability going into 11/24 · 3 days' restOUT LeVert missed 2 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Wade missed 2 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Okoro missed 2 since 11/19, returns tonight: 29 min (155% of 18)
BACK Merrill back 11/19 after 3, 19 min since (96% of 20)
CLE availability going into 11/27 · 2 days' restOUT LeVert missed 3 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Wade missed 3 since 11/19, out tonight
BACK Merrill back 11/19 after 3, 19 min since (98% of 20)
BACK Okoro back 11/24 after 2, 29 min since (155% of 18)
NEW Jerome 20 to 26 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 11/29 · 1 day's restOUT LeVert missed 4 since 11/19, returns tonight: 20 min (85% of 24)
OUT Wade missed 4 since 11/19, out tonight
BACK Merrill back 11/19 after 3, 19 min since (94% of 20)
BACK Okoro back 11/24 after 2, 26 min since (139% of 18)
NEW Jerome 20 to 27 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restOUT Wade missed 5 since 11/19, out tonight
BACK LeVert back 11/29 after 4, 20 min since (85% of 24)
BACK Merrill back 11/19 after 3, 19 min since (96% of 20)
BACK Okoro back 11/24 after 2, 23 min since (126% of 18)
CLE availability going into 12/03 · 1 day's restOUT Wade missed 6 since 11/19, returns tonight: 19 min (91% of 20)
BACK LeVert back 11/29 after 4, 22 min since (92% of 24)
BACK Okoro back 11/24 after 2, 23 min since (127% of 18)
TOR availability going into 11/15 · 2 days' restOUT Barnes missed 8 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Walter missed 3 since 11/09, out tonight
BACK Quickley back 11/09 after 8, 27 min since (96% of 28)
NEW Agbaji 27 to 34 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 11/16 · back-to-backOUT Barnes missed 9 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Quickley missed 2 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Walter missed 4 since 11/09, out tonight
NEW Agbaji 27 to 34 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 11/18 · 1 day's restOUT Barnes missed 10 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Quickley missed 3 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Walter missed 5 since 11/09, out tonight
NEW Dick 29 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Agbaji 27 to 36 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 11/21 · 2 days' restOUT Barnes missed 11 since 10/30, returns tonight: 27 min (83% of 33)
OUT Quickley missed 4 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Walter missed 6 since 11/09, out tonight
NEW Dick 29 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Agbaji 27 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Mitchell 25 to 30 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 11/24 · 2 days' restOUT Quickley missed 5 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Walter missed 7 since 11/09, out tonight
BACK Barnes back 11/21 after 11, 27 min since (83% of 33)
NEW Dick 29 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Agbaji 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Mitchell 25 to 32 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 11/25 · back-to-backOUT Quickley missed 6 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Walter missed 8 since 11/09, out tonight
BACK Barnes back 11/21 after 11, 31 min since (94% of 33)
NEW Agbaji 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Mitchell 25 to 30 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 11/27 · 1 day's restOUT Quickley missed 7 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Walter missed 9 since 11/09, returns tonight: 28 min (130% of 21)
BACK Barnes back 11/21 after 11, 33 min since (99% of 33)
TOR availability going into 11/29 · 1 day's restOUT Dick missed 2 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Quickley missed 8 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Barnes back 11/21 after 11, 32 min since (99% of 33)
BACK Walter back 11/27 after 9, 28 min since (130% of 21)
TOR availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restOUT Dick missed 3 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Quickley missed 9 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Barnes back 11/21 after 11, 34 min since (102% of 33)
BACK Walter back 11/27 after 9, 27 min since (126% of 21)
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 126 a night and allowing 113, shooting 53 percent and 42 from three, 20 free throws a game; Mitchell at 26 and Garland at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without LeVert (2 straight), Wade (2 straight), Okoro (2 straight). 3 days' rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Barrett at 25 and Poeltl at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Quickley (5 straight), Walter (7 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 42 percent from three to Toronto's 36 and the turnovers, Toronto giving it away 17 times a game to Cleveland's 12. Call it Cleveland 121, Toronto 110, Cleveland by 11.
11/15 vs CHI 144-126 — CLE notes
CLE won 144-126. CLE shot 55% (51 of 93) to CHI's 51%, 21 of 43 from three. Mitchell led with 37 (12 of 23, 7 of 13 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Garland added 29, Allen 24. The hinge was Q1, 49-34: from level to 15 ahead, and the lead reached 19. Wade was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
11/17 vs CHA 128-114 — CLE notes
CLE won 128-114. CLE shot 57% (44 of 77) to CHA's 41%, 13 of 30 from three, and went to the line 28 times to CHA's 12 — 27 points from the stripe to their 10. CLE turned it over 20 times to CHA's 9, and CHA turned those into 12 steals. Garland led with 25 (7 of 16, 2 of 5 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Jerome added 24, Mobley 23. The hinge was Q4, 26-15: a lead of 3 became 14. Mobley was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
11/19 @ BOS 117-120 — CLE notes
CLE lost 117-120. CLE shot 49% (46 of 93) to BOS's 51%, 10 of 29 from three. CLE turned it over 7 times to BOS's 13. Mitchell led with 35 (13 of 29, 3 of 11 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Mobley added 22, Porter Jr. 15. Q3 was theirs, 40-28, the deficit cut from 17 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 92-77 against them. Allen's -16 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/20 vs NOP 128-100 — CLE notes
CLE won 128-100. CLE shot 53% (49 of 93) to NOP's 42%, 18 of 42 from three, and got to the line 14 times to NOP's 22. The glass went 52-40 for them. Jerome led with 29 (10 of 19, 7 of 12 from three); Niang added 20, Tyson 16. The hinge was Q3, 36-18: a lead of 14 became 32. Jerome was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
11/24 vs TOR 122-108 — CLE notes
CLE won 122-108. CLE shot 49% (48 of 97) to TOR's 40%, 16 of 41 from three, and got to the line 14 times to TOR's 34. Mitchell led with 26 (10 of 18, 5 of 9 from three); Jerome added 26, Allen 23. The hinge was Q1, 38-22: from level to 16 ahead. Garland was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
11/27 vs ATL — 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 128 a night and allowing 114, shooting 53 percent and 42 from three, 19 free throws a game; Mitchell at 27 and Garland at 20 a game. Without LeVert (3 straight), Wade (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 121, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 20 free throws a game; Johnson at 23 and Young at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Nance Jr. (4 straight), Wallace (4 straight), Gueye (10 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 42 percent from three to Atlanta's 32 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 114 a night to Atlanta's 121. Call it Cleveland 125, Atlanta 111, Cleveland by 14.
11/29 @ 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 116 a night and allowing 123, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Johnson at 22 and Hunter at 17 a game. Without Krejčí (2 straight), Nance Jr. (5 straight), Mathews (2 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Mitchell at 25 and Jerome at 19 a game. Without LeVert (4 straight), Wade (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 115 a night to Atlanta's 123. Call it Cleveland 122, Atlanta 116.
12/01 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Mitchell at 23 and Mobley at 18 a game. Without Wade (5 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Brown at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Kornet (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 108 a night to Cleveland's 116 and the arc, Boston at 40 percent from three to Cleveland's 35. Call it Cleveland 117, Boston 116, Boston keeping it close.
12/03 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Mitchell at 23 and Garland at 22 a game. Without Wade (6 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 119, shooting 44 percent and 27 from three, 24 free throws a game; Poole at 21 and Brogdon at 19 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Champagnie (8 straight), Holmes (11 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 38 percent from three to Washington's 27. Call it Cleveland 122, Washington 108, Cleveland by 14.
11/15 vs DET 95-99 — TOR notes
TOR lost 95-99. TOR shot 36% (35 of 97) to DET's 41%, 8 of 31 from three. Poeltl led with 25 (12 of 20); Barrett added 22, Dick 16. Q3 was theirs, 26-18, turning a 3-point deficit into a 5-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 81-69 against them. Battle's -27 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/16 @ BOS 123-126 — TOR notes
TOR lost 123-126 in 1 overtime. TOR shot 51% (50 of 98) to BOS's 44%, 9 of 23 from three. Poeltl led with 35 (16 of 19); Barrett added 25, Boucher 15. Q3 was theirs, 31-30, the deficit cut from 2 to 1, but the other 4 periods went 96-92 against them.
11/18 vs IND 130-119 — TOR notes
TOR won 130-119. TOR shot 59% (48 of 82) to IND's 44%, 14 of 29 from three, and went to the line 28 times to IND's 20 — 20 points from the stripe to their 16. TOR turned it over 23 times to IND's 10, and IND turned those into 17 steals. The glass went 46-32 for them. Barrett led with 39 (13 of 21, 4 of 8 from three, 9 of 12 at the line); Poeltl added 30, Dick 15. The hinge was Q1, 34-27: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 22. Mitchell was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
11/21 vs MIN 110-105 — TOR notes
TOR won 110-105. TOR shot 51% (37 of 72) to MIN's 41%, 7 of 23 from three, and went to the line 39 times to MIN's 33 — 29 points from the stripe to their 27. Barrett led with 31 (10 of 14, 1 of 3 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Boucher added 22, Barnes 17. The hinge was Q4, 33-26: TOR came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 5. Mitchell was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
11/24 @ CLE 108-122 — TOR notes
TOR lost 108-122. TOR shot 40% (37 of 92) to CLE's 49%, 12 of 39 from three, and went to the line 34 times to CLE's 14 — 22 points from the stripe to their 10. Barnes led with 18 (5 of 14, 1 of 6 from three, 7 of 12 at the line); Dick added 18, Barrett 16. Q2 was theirs, 33-27, the deficit cut from 16 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 95-75 against them. Dick's -17 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/25 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Cunningham at 22 and Beasley at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 29 free throws a game; Barrett at 27 and Poeltl at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Quickley (6 straight), Walter (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the line, where Toronto takes 29 free throws a game to Detroit's 21. Call it Detroit 116, Toronto 110.
11/27 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Ingram at 22 and Murphy III at 22 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Murray (17 straight), Jones (14 straight), Williamson (9 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Barrett at 26 and Barnes at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Quickley (7 straight), Walter (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-8 a night and New Orleans minus-4 and the line, where Toronto takes 26 free throws a game to New Orleans's 21. Call it Toronto 113, New Orleans 111, New Orleans keeping it close.
11/29 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 105, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Butler III at 23 and Herro at 22 a game. Without Jović (2 straight), Smith (3 straight), Richardson (3 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 108, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Barrett at 25 and Barnes at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Dick (2 straight), Quickley (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-8 a night and Miami plus-0 and the turnovers, Toronto giving it away 16 times a game to Miami's 12. Call it Miami 112, Toronto 109, Toronto keeping it close.
12/01 vs MIA — 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 109, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Barrett at 22 and Barnes at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Dick (3 straight), Quickley (9 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 104, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Butler III at 24 and Herro at 21 a game. Without Jović (3 straight), Smith (4 straight), Richardson (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-8 a night and Miami minus-1 and the turnovers, Toronto giving it away 15 times a game to Miami's 11. Call it Toronto 111, Miami 110, Miami keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CLECP C. Porter Jr.
DG D. Garland
DM D. Mitchell
EM E. Mobley
GN G. Niang
IO I. Okoro
JA J. Allen
JT J. Tyson
SM S. Merrill
TJ T. Jerome
TORBF B. Fernando
CB C. Boucher
GD G. Dick
JB J. Battle
JM J. Mogbo
JP J. Poeltl
JS J. Shead
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
Mitchell's 26 points help Cavs improve to 17-1, stay perfect at home with 122-108 win over Raptors
CLEVELAND -- — Donovan Mitchell and Ty Jerome scored 26 points apiece as the Cleveland Cavaliers improved to 17-1 and stayed perfect at home with a 122-108 win over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night.
The Cavs, who opened the season 15-0 before losing at Boston last week, are 10-0 on their home floor for the first since the 2017-18 season, when they won their first 13 games at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Jarrett Allen had 23 points and 13 rebounds for Cleveland. Evan Mobley added 14 and 11.
Scottie Barnes and Gradey Dick had 18 points apiece for the Raptors, now 0-8 on the road.
RJ Barrett added 16 points and Jakob Poeltl had 18 rebounds for Toronto. Barrett was playing his second game after missing 11 straight with a fractured orbital bone.
It was another strong performance for Jerome, who has been a surprise contributor for the Cavs after missing almost all of last season with an ankle injury. The 27-year-old scored a career-high 29 in Cleveland's previous game.
Takeaways Raptors: Played well in spurts, but made far too many mistakes to pull off the upset. Effort isn't the problem, execution is. ... Dick was forced out in the second half with a sore left calf.
Cavaliers: A few days off were mentally and physically beneficial, but may have contributed to some sluggishness and sloppiness. Cleveland seemed to be on cruise control for long stretches, allowing Toronto to hang around.
Key moment With the Raptors only down six points entering the fourth, Mitchell scored seven straight and Jerome dropped a 3-pointer from the extended right elbow in a 10-1 burst to put the Cavs in full control.
Key stat Allen came in second in the league in field-goal percentage (.685) behind only Dallas' Daniel Gafford (.708).
Up Next The Raptors continue a four-game trip at Detroit on Monday. The Cavaliers host Atlanta on Wednesday.