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 on Thursday night to extend their win streak to 12.

Darius Garland scored 40 points on 14-of-22 shooting, helping the Cleveland Cavaliers narrowly avoid an upset with a 132-126 win over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Wednesday.

Darius Garland erupted for 40 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers came from behind to extend their unbeaten streak to 12 games with a 132-126 defeat of the Toronto Raptors on Thursday.Garland finished with 40 points from 14-of-22 shooting -- 14 points coming in a fourth quarter flurry that swung the game decisively to Cleveland.

The Cavaliers are beginning their campaign to send four players to the NBA All-Star Game as voting totals trail the success they've had this year.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been the cream of the crop in the NBA all season long, and their Wednesday night 129-122 win over the streaking Oklahoma City Thunder has only cemented that fact. It was a tough game,

Speaking in a recent chat with the media, Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell spoke on his team's hot start to the 2024-25 season. As the top team in the East, with the NBAs best record, Mitchell acknowledged that the Cavs are in a good place but that the work is far from over.

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