CLEVELAND — — Donovan Mitchell and Ty Jerome each scored 26 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers improved to 17-1 and stayed perfect at home with a 122-108 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night.

The Cavs, who opened the season 15-0 before losing in Boston last week, are 10-0 at home for the first time since the 2017-18 season, when they won their first thirteen 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 each had 18 points 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 games with a fractured eye socket.

It was another strong performance for Jerome, who was a surprise contributor for the Cavs after missing almost all of last season due to 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 is not the problem, execution is. … Dick was forced out in the second half with a sore left calf.

Cavaliers: A few days off were helpful mentally and physically, but may have contributed to some sluggishness and sloppiness. Cleveland seemed to be on cruise control for a long time, allowing Toronto to hang around.

Key moment
With the Raptors down just six points entering the fourth, Mitchell scored seven straight points and Jerome dropped a three-pointer from the outstretched right elbow in a 10-1 burst to put the Cavs in complete control.

Key stat
Allen was second in the league in field goal percentage (.685), behind only Dallas’ Daniel Gafford (.708).

Next
The Raptors continue their four-game trip in Detroit on Monday. The Cavaliers host Atlanta on Wednesday.

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