Cleveland Cavaliers dominate Toronto Raptors to claim series and move on

[p]The Cavs, behind a masterclass from center [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/allen-jarrett/YFCdDdo1/"]Jarrett Allen[/a], notched the franchise's fifth straight game-seven triumph [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/cleveland-cavaliers-xGk13Tb6/toronto-raptors-CxtbCMdU/?mid=Aw1GN28L"]as they vanquished t[/a]he [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/toronto-raptors/CxtbCMdU/"]Raptors[/a] for the fourth time in four post-season meetings.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cleveland-cavaliers/xGk13Tb6/"]Cleveland[/a] erased an early 10-point deficit to go into halftime tied at 49-49 and opened the third quarter on a 9-0 scoring run.[/p][p]They out-scored the Raptors 38-19 in the third, Allen scoring 14 of his 22 points and pulling down 10 of his 19 rebounds in the period.[/p][p]"[b]I just wanted to show my teammates that we can win this game[/b]," said Allen, who added two steals and three blocked shots.[/p][embed guid="8c2df97b-90e4-4e3b-96d3-01de90e802e6" url="https://x.com/NBA/status/2051127377531457590?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]His dominance on the boards helped the Cavs win the rebounding battle 60-33.[/p][p]"[b]Energy and effort, that's what I believe wins games,[/b]" Allen said. "[b]If you do it on the defensive end, everything translates to the offense[/b].[/p][p]"[b]Every single possession, it means a lot,[/b]" he added of the game-seven intensity. "[b]Every single possession means it could be the end of the season.[/b]"[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mitchell-donovan/hhFqipLe/"]Donovan Mitchell[/a] added 22 points for Cleveland and emerged unscathed from his own energetic leap for a ball which landed him in the third row of Rocket Arena seats early in the third quarter.[/p][p]Veteran [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/harden-james/zm5V3CZo/"]James Harden[/a] chipped in 18 points.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/barnes-scott/EuVVM62p/"]Scottie Barnes[/a] led the Raptors with a game-high 24 points, but Toronto's ability to respond in the second half took a hit when foul trouble sent him to the bench for extended minutes.[/p]