Game ID: 22400774
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Toronto Raptors
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
TOR 17 26 35 30 108CLE 41 27 32 31 131
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 2/05 · back-to-backOUT Mitchell missed 2 since 2/02, returns tonight: 18 min (71% of 25)
OUT Lawson missed 7 since 1/23, out tonight
OUT Battle missed 7 since 1/23, returns tonight: 14 min (80% of 18)
BACK Quickley back 1/31 after 8, 18 min since (64% of 28)
BACK Agbaji back 1/27 after 4, 20 min since (74% of 27)
BACK Mogbo back 2/04 after 7, 23 min since (113% of 20)
BACK Shead back 2/04 after 2, 23 min since (118% of 20)
BACK Olynyk back 2/02 after 4, 19 min since (121% of 16)
TOR availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Barrett missed 2 since 2/04, out tonight
OUT Lawson missed 8 since 1/23, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 2 since 2/04, returns tonight: 15 min (89% of 17)
BACK Quickley back 1/31 after 8, 18 min since (64% of 28)
BACK Mitchell back 2/05 after 2, 18 min since (71% of 25)
BACK Mogbo back 2/04 after 7, 21 min since (102% of 20)
BACK Shead back 2/04 after 2, 27 min since (137% of 20)
BACK Battle back 2/05 after 7, 14 min since (80% of 18)
BACK Olynyk back 2/02 after 4, 21 min since (132% of 16)
TOR availability going into 2/09 · 1 day's restOUT Barrett missed 3 since 2/04, out tonight
OUT Poeltl missed 2 since 2/05, out tonight
OUT Lawson missed 9 since 1/23, out tonight
BACK Quickley back 1/31 after 8, 20 min since (73% of 28)
BACK Mitchell back 2/05 after 2, 18 min since (71% of 25)
BACK Mogbo back 2/04 after 7, 23 min since (114% of 20)
BACK Shead back 2/04 after 2, 25 min since (129% of 20)
BACK Battle back 2/05 after 7, 14 min since (82% of 18)
BACK Boucher back 2/07 after 2, 15 min since (89% of 17)
BACK Olynyk back 2/02 after 4, 21 min since (132% of 16)
TOR availability going into 2/11 · 1 day's restOUT Barrett missed 4 since 2/04, out tonight
OUT Poeltl missed 3 since 2/05, out tonight
OUT Lawson missed 10 since 1/23, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 2/05 after 2, 18 min since (71% of 25)
BACK Mogbo back 2/04 after 7, 25 min since (124% of 20)
BACK Shead back 2/04 after 2, 24 min since (121% of 20)
BACK Battle back 2/05 after 7, 14 min since (81% of 18)
BACK Boucher back 2/07 after 2, 16 min since (96% of 17)
BACK Olynyk back 2/02 after 4, 21 min since (132% of 16)
TOR availability going into 2/12 · back-to-backOUT Barrett missed 5 since 2/04, returns tonight: 28 min (88% of 32)
OUT Poeltl missed 4 since 2/05, out tonight
OUT Lawson missed 11 since 1/23, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 2/05 after 2, 18 min since (71% of 25)
BACK Mogbo back 2/04 after 7, 24 min since (120% of 20)
BACK Shead back 2/04 after 2, 22 min since (114% of 20)
BACK Battle back 2/05 after 7, 13 min since (74% of 18)
BACK Boucher back 2/07 after 2, 16 min since (93% of 17)
TOR availability going into 2/21 · 8 days' restOUT Poeltl missed 5 since 2/05, out tonight
OUT Lawson missed 12 since 1/23, out tonight
BACK Barrett back 2/12 after 5, 28 min since (88% of 32)
BACK Mitchell back 2/05 after 2, 18 min since (71% of 25)
BACK Battle back 2/05 after 7, 13 min since (72% of 18)
BACK Boucher back 2/07 after 2, 16 min since (93% of 17)
NEW Mogbo 20 to 26 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 2/23 · 1 day's restOUT Poeltl missed 6 since 2/05, out tonight
OUT Lawson missed 13 since 1/23, returns tonight: 1 min (6% of 19)
BACK Barrett back 2/12 after 5, 33 min since (103% of 32)
BACK Boucher back 2/07 after 2, 16 min since (90% of 17)
NEW Mogbo 20 to 26 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 2/25 · 1 day's restOUT Poeltl missed 7 since 2/05, out tonight
OUT Battle missed 2 since 2/21, out tonight
BACK Barrett back 2/12 after 5, 33 min since (102% of 32)
BACK Lawson back 2/23 after 13, 1 min since (6% of 19)
TOR availability going into 2/26 · back-to-backOUT Poeltl missed 8 since 2/05, returns tonight: 24 min (82% of 30)
OUT Battle missed 3 since 2/21, out tonight
BACK Barrett back 2/12 after 5, 33 min since (102% of 32)
BACK Lawson back 2/23 after 13, 1 min since (6% of 19)
NEW Quickley 28 to 33 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 2/04 · 1 day's restOUT Wade missed 5 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Okoro missed 9 since 1/18, out tonight
BACK Mobley back 1/25 after 4, 28 min since (91% of 31)
BACK LeVert back 2/02 after 7, 23 min since (98% of 24)
CLE availability going into 2/05 · back-to-backOUT Wade missed 6 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Okoro missed 10 since 1/18, out tonight
BACK LeVert back 2/02 after 7, 20 min since (84% of 24)
CLE availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Wade missed 7 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Okoro missed 11 since 1/18, out tonight
BACK LeVert back 2/02 after 7, 20 min since (85% of 24)
CLE availability going into 2/10 · 2 days' restOUT Wade missed 8 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Okoro missed 12 since 1/18, out tonight
BACK LeVert back 2/02 after 7, 20 min since (85% of 24)
CLE availability going into 2/12 · 1 day's restOUT Wade missed 9 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Okoro missed 13 since 1/18, out tonight
BACK LeVert back 2/02 after 7, 20 min since (85% of 24)
NEW Merrill 20 to 26 min over the last 4
CLE availability going into 2/20 · 7 days' restOUT Wade missed 10 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Okoro missed 14 since 1/18, returns tonight: 17 min (91% of 18)
NEW Merrill 20 to 26 min over the last 4
CLE availability going into 2/21 · back-to-backOUT Wade missed 11 since 1/25, returns tonight: 15 min (72% of 20)
BACK Okoro back 2/20 after 14, 17 min since (91% of 18)
NEW Merrill 20 to 27 min over the last 4
CLE availability going into 2/23 · 1 day's restBACK Wade back 2/21 after 11, 15 min since (72% of 20)
BACK Okoro back 2/20 after 14, 18 min since (95% of 18)
CLE availability going into 2/25 · 1 day's restBACK Wade back 2/21 after 11, 16 min since (79% of 20)
BACK Okoro back 2/20 after 14, 18 min since (98% of 18)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 115, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Barnes at 21 and Quickley at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Barrett (5 straight), Poeltl (4 straight), Lawson (11 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 25 and Mobley at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Wade (9 straight), Okoro (13 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-4 a night and Toronto minus-9 and the arc, Cleveland at 42 percent from three to Toronto's 33. Call it Cleveland 120, Toronto 110, Cleveland by 10.
2/05 vs MEM 107-138 — TOR notes
TOR lost 107-138. TOR took 9 more shots (98 to 89), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to MEM's 53%, 12 of 42 from three, and got to the line 19 times to MEM's 38. TOR turned it over 9 times to MEM's 16. The glass went 34-61 against them. Shead led with 14 (5 of 10, 2 of 5 from three); Walter added 14, Agbaji 14. Q1 was theirs, 29-22, but the other 3 periods went 116-78 against them. They led by as many as 10. Shead's -37 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/07 @ OKC 109-121 — TOR notes
TOR lost 109-121. TOR shot 43% (39 of 91) to OKC's 51%, 19 of 41 from three, and got to the line 19 times to OKC's 31. Barnes led with 21 (8 of 20, 4 of 6 from three); Dick added 17, Walter 12. Q4 was theirs, 33-31, the deficit cut from 14 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 90-76 against them. Agbaji's -25 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/09 @ HOU 87-94 — TOR notes
TOR lost 87-94. TOR shot 37% (33 of 90) to HOU's 36%, 8 of 42 from three, and got to the line 17 times to HOU's 28. TOR turned it over 10 times to HOU's 15. The glass went 48-58 against them. Quickley led with 20 (6 of 15, 3 of 9 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Barnes added 15, Shead 14. Q1 was theirs, 22-18, but the other 3 periods went 76-65 against them. They led by as many as 10. Battle's -12 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/11 @ PHI 106-103 — TOR notes
TOR won 106-103. TOR shot 46% (38 of 82) to PHI's 41%, 11 of 33 from three. Barnes led with 33 (10 of 16, 12 of 15 at the line); Quickley added 23, Dick 17. The hinge was Q1, 26-18: from level to 8 ahead. TOR trailed 50-52 at the half and won the second half 56-51. Quickley was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
2/12 vs CLE 108-131 — TOR notes
TOR lost 108-131. TOR shot 46% (42 of 91) to CLE's 48%, 10 of 29 from three. The glass went 39-53 against them. Barrett led with 27 (11 of 18, 2 of 5 from three, 3 of 7 at the line); Barnes added 16, Quickley 15. Q3 was theirs, 35-32, the deficit cut from 25 to 22, but the other 3 periods went 99-73 against them. Barnes's -32 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/21 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 117, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 20 free throws a game; Barnes at 19 and Quickley at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Poeltl (5 straight), Lawson (12 straight). 8 days' rest. Miami comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 108, shooting 42 percent and 31 from three, 19 free throws a game; Herro at 25 and Adebayo at 21 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Rozier (2 straight). 7 days' rest.
So: Miami wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Miami has been plus-0 a night and Toronto minus-10 and the defense, Miami allowing 108 a night to Toronto's 117. Call it Miami 110, Toronto 109, Toronto keeping it close.
2/23 vs PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 114, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Barnes at 20 and Quickley at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Poeltl (6 straight), Lawson (13 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 119, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Durant at 30 and Booker at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Ighodaro (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Toronto wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Toronto 114, Phoenix 112, Phoenix keeping it close.
2/25 vs BOS — 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 108 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Barrett at 26 and Quickley at 21 a game. Without Poeltl (7 straight), Battle (2 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 100, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 16 free throws a game; Tatum at 29 and Porziņģis at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-10 a night and Toronto minus-1 and the defense, Boston allowing 100 a night to Toronto's 111. Call it Boston 115, Toronto 108.
2/26 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 121, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Haliburton at 21 and Turner at 19 a game. Without Isa. Jackson (50 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Barrett at 25 and Barnes at 21 a game. Without Poeltl (8 straight), Battle (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Toronto giving it away 15 times a game to Indiana's 11 and the defense, Toronto allowing 115 a night to Indiana's 121. Call it Indiana 120, Toronto 113.
2/04 vs BOS 105-112 — CLE notes
CLE lost 105-112. CLE shot 40% (36 of 91) to BOS's 41%, 11 of 39 from three, and went to the line 26 times to BOS's 18 — 22 points from the stripe to their 15. Mitchell led with 31 (12 of 25, 4 of 14 from three); Garland added 25, Allen 17. Q4 was theirs, 30-25, the deficit cut from 12 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 87-75 against them. LeVert's -23 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/05 @ DET 118-115 — CLE notes
CLE won 118-115. CLE shot 48% (41 of 85) to DET's 40%, 16 of 38 from three. CLE turned it over 23 times to DET's 11, and DET turned those into 13 steals. Mobley led with 30 (10 of 16, 3 of 5 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Garland added 25, Porter Jr. 16. The hinge was Q1, 34-26: from level to 8 ahead. Jerome was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
2/07 @ WAS 134-124 — CLE notes
CLE won 134-124. CLE shot 51% (48 of 94) to WAS's 49%, 16 of 38 from three. Mitchell led with 33 (12 of 26, 4 of 11 from three); Mobley added 27, Garland 23. The hinge was Q4, 40-31: a lead of 1 became 10, and the lead reached 16. CLE trailed 64-67 at the half and won the second half 70-57. Mobley was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
2/10 vs MIN 128-107 — CLE notes
CLE won 128-107. CLE shot 51% (48 of 94) to MIN's 40%, 17 of 43 from three, and got to the line 20 times to MIN's 30. Mobley led with 28 (12 of 19, 1 of 4 from three); Mitchell added 23, Garland 17. The hinge was Q1, 30-12: from level to 18 ahead, and the lead reached 26. Allen was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
2/12 @ TOR 131-108 — CLE notes
CLE won 131-108. CLE shot 48% (48 of 99) to TOR's 46%, 18 of 53 from three. The glass went 53-39 for them. Mitchell led with 21 (6 of 16, 2 of 9 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Hunter added 18, Merrill 16. The hinge was Q1, 41-17: from level to 24 ahead, and the lead reached 39. Strus was the night's best plus/minus at +33.
2/20 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 97, shooting 44 percent and 29 from three, 17 free throws a game; C. Johnson at 16 and K. Johnson at 14 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Thomas (20 straight), Clowney (7 straight). 7 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 113, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Mitchell at 27 and Garland at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Wade (10 straight), Okoro (14 straight). 7 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 97 a night to Cleveland's 113 and the arc, Cleveland at 37 percent from three to Brooklyn's 29. Call it Cleveland 112, Brooklyn 109, Brooklyn keeping it close.
2/21 vs NYK — 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 124 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Mitchell at 26 and Mobley at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Wade (11 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 124, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Towns at 30 and Brunson at 26 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Anunoby (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 110 a night to New York's 124 and the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-7 a night and New York minus-1. Call it Cleveland 122, New York 115.
2/23 vs MEM — 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 129 a night and allowing 108, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Mitchell at 26 and Mobley at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest. Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 119, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Bane at 20 and Morant at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-10 a night and Memphis plus-0 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 108 a night to Memphis's 119. Call it Cleveland 123, Memphis 112, Cleveland by 11.
2/25 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 100, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Banchero at 26 and Wagner at 25 a game. One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 108, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Mitchell at 26 and Mobley at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 13 a night. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-13 a night and Orlando plus-3 and the defense, Orlando allowing 100 a night to Cleveland's 108. Call it Cleveland 113, Orlando 109, Orlando keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CLECP C. Porter Jr.
DG D. Garland
DH D. Hunter
DM D. Mitchell
EB E. Bates
EM E. Mobley
JA J. Allen
JT J. Tyson
LT L. Travers
MS M. Strus
SM S. Merrill
TT T. Thompson
TORGD G. Dick
IQ I. Quickley
JB J. Battle
JM J. Mogbo
JS J. Shead
JW J. Walter
OA O. Agbaji
OR O. Robinson
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
East-leading Cavaliers rout Raptors 131-108 for 8th win in 9 games
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.