Jarrett Allen ties playoff career high with 22 points as Cavaliers beat Raptors 114-102 to advance

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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.

Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 22 points and James Harden added 18.

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.

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