As All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell rested, the NBA-best Cleveland Cavaliers secured their 12th consecutive win in a wild one with the Toronto Raptors.

Darius Garland scored a season-high 40 points, Jarrett Allen had 18 points and 15 rebounds, and the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Toronto Raptors 132-126 to extend their win streak to 12

The Raptors experimented with a center-less lineup in the second quarter, using Scottie Barnes as their de facto big man. It’s a look Toronto has rarely deployed this season, but given Kelly Olynyk’s struggles this year, it’s a wrinkle the Raptors might want to explore more often.

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Immanuel Quickley’s Toronto Raptors (8-29) take to the road to play the Cleveland Cavaliers (32-4) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Thursday,. Game time is 7:00 PM ET.The Cavaliers

The Oklahoma City Thunder, Boston Celtics, Indiana Pacers, and Atlanta Hawks all have a few things in common. Each of these teams is responsible for one of the Cleveland Cavaliers' losses this season and has presented a unique challenge for the Wine and Gold with their big, long wings on the permitter.

A matchup between two teams at opposite ends of the Eastern Conference standings is set in Thursday’s Toronto Raptors vs Cleveland Cavaliers clash. Both teams come into the game with different ...

It’s Thursday, January 9, and the Toronto Raptors (8-29) and the Cleveland Cavaliers (32-4) are all set to square off from Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. This is an interesting spot for Cleveland. Last night they ended Oklahoma City’s 15-game ...

And the Raptors hung with Cleveland for much of Thursday, even holding an 12-point lead at one point. They pressured the Cavaliers at both ends of the floor, and a 42-point third-quarter avalanche gave them a five-point lead entering the fourth.

HoopsHype ranks the five players who have appeared most often in trade rumors over the previous week, including Jimmy Butler.

Having already embraced the tank by dealing away Dennis Schröder and Dorian Finney-Smith, the Brooklyn Nets have one more major chip to play before the Feb.