CLEVELAND — As the minutes ticked by in the fourth quarter on Monday, a sold-out crowd inside Rocket Arena was becoming restless. The Cavaliers had largely dominated Game 2 against the Toronto Raptors, leading wire to wire, swelling their edge to as much as 16 points. Yet with 4 ½ minutes left the Raptors had sliced that lead to single digits. Scottie Barnes was cooking. RJ Barrett, too. An improbable comeback seemed at the very least possible. Until five straight points from Donovan Mitchell, then a steal and some free throws from James Harden. Just like that, Cleveland’s two-headed monster stopped Toronto’s surge in its tracks.
“Donovan and James closed it for us,” said Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson. “This was a superstar game.”
