Mobley scores 25, Mitchell adds 21 as Cavaliers rout Raptors 136-106 in season opener

TORONTO (AP) — Evan Mobley scored 25 points, Donovan Mitchell had 21 and the Cleveland Cavaliers routed the Toronto Raptors 136-106 on Wednesday night.

Caris LeVert shot 8 for 9 and scored 19 points, and Jarrett Allen had 14 for the Cavs, whose biggest lead was 33. Cleveland won for the first time in five season-opening meetings with Toronto.

Raptors forward Scottie Barnes shot 3 for 14 and scored nine points in a disappointing season debut.

Toronto’s Chris Boucher scored 18 points off the bench, Gradey Dick added 16 and guard Immanuel Quickley scored 13 points in 14 minutes before exiting because of an injury.

Cavaliers: Mobley shot 9 for 14 to help Cleveland outscore Toronto 68-38 in the paint. Dean Wade started in place of the injured Max Strus (right ankle) and had eight rebounds.

Raptors: Toronto kicked off its 30th NBA season by welcoming former stars Damon Stoudamire, T.J. Ford and Jerome Williams back to town, but didn’t offer much on-court excitement in the season opener. The Raptors made 19 turnovers, leading to 30 points for Cleveland. Many in the sellout crowd of 19,800 left early.

Quickley fell heavily under his own basket when he was fouled in the second quarter. He checked out with 2:24 to go in the first half and did not return. The Raptors said Quickley was ruled out because of a right pelvic contusion.

Cleveland outscored Toronto 20-4 over the final 5:09 of the first half as the Raptors turned the ball over six times. The Cavs had five dunks in that stretch, three of them from Allen. Cleveland led 69-49 at the break.

The Cavaliers play their home opener against Detroit on Friday night. Toronto hosts former coach Nick Nurse and the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night.

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Cleveland Cavaliers' Donovan Mitchell (45) drives past Toronto Raptors' Ochai Agbaji (30) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024 in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Raptors' Jakob Poeltl (19) is fouled by Cleveland Cavaliers' Dean Wade (32) as Cavaliers' Ty Jerome (2) looks on during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024 in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Cleveland Cavaliers' Evan Mobley (4) is fouled by Toronto Raptors' Jonathan Mogbo (2) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024 in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Raptors' Chris Boucher, left, and Cleveland Cavaliers' Caris LeVert (3) battle for the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024 in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Raptors' Scottie Barnes, bottom, passes as Cleveland Cavaliers' Evan Mobley (4) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024 in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Raptors' Scottie Barnes (4) reacts after being called for a foul against the Cleveland Cavaliers during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024 in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Raptors' Chris Boucher, left, and Cleveland Cavaliers' Caris LeVert (3) battle for the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024 in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Cleveland Cavaliers' Donovan Mitchell, left, drives as Toronto Raptors' Davion Mitchell (45) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024 in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Cleveland Cavaliers' Darius Garland (10) drives as Toronto Raptors' Gradey Dick (1) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024 in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Cleveland Cavaliers' Evan Mobley (4) dunks as Toronto Raptors' Jakob Poeltl (19) looks on during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024 in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

ADELBODEN, Switzerland (AP) — The big surprise of the World Cup slalom season scored his second win Sunday adding to his fast-rising reputation before the Winter Olympics.

Paco Rassat raced to the fastest time in the second run to rise from fourth place, and push two Norwegians down the podium steps after they had been fastest in the morning run.

United States-born Atle Lie McGrath was edged out by 0.18 seconds and first-run leader Henrik Kristoffersen dropped to third, trailing 0.20 behind Rassat.

The 27-year-old Frenchman had a career-best result of ninth in World Cup races before this Olympic season started.

Rassat now has two wins, a third place and two sixth places this season and shapes as a medal contender for the Milano Cortina Olympics. The men’s slalom is on Feb. 16 at Bormio.

“To win on this crazy hill at Adelboden, It’s something really unbelievable," Rassat told Swiss broadcaster RTS, describing his season as “a magnificent surprise.”

Rassat also took the lead in the seasonlong World Cup slalom standings, ahead of his France teammate Clément Noël, the defending Olympic champion. Noël tied for eighth Sunday.

McGrath was runner-up in the Adelboden slalom for the third time in four years.

“It’s kind of crazy,” said McGrath, whose father Felix skied for the U.S. at the 1988 Calgary Olympics. “I’m of course super happy, it’s such a challenging slope and mentally it’s one of the toughest places to perform because of this amazing crowd.”

Another packed finish-area crowd at Adelboden observed a minute’s silence before racing for the victims of the fatal fire in a bar in nearby Crans-Montana on New Year’s Day. Crans-Montana hosts men’s and women’s World Cup races in three weeks’ time.

The World Cup overall standings leader, four-time title holder Marco Odermatt, does not ski slalom and his huge lead was cut a little by Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, who placed fourth. Pinheiro Braathen was second to Odermatt in the classic giant slalom Saturday.

The men’s World Cup circuit stays in central Switzerland for the storied Lauberhorn meeting at Wengen, for a super-G on Friday, the classic downhill Saturday and a slalom Sunday.

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Norway's Atle Lie McGrath reacts at the finish line during an alpine ski, men's World Cup slalom, in Adelboden, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)

Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen reacts at the finish line during an alpine ski, men's World Cup slalom, in Adelboden, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)

France's Paco Rassat speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men's World Cup slalom, in Adelboden, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Giovanni Zenoni)

France's Paco Rassat reacts at the finish line during an alpine ski, men's World Cup slalom, in Adelboden, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)

Finland's Eduard Hallberg speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men's World Cup slalom, in Adelboden, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)

Norway's Atle Lie McGrath speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men's World Cup slalom, in Adelboden, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Giovanni Zenoni)

Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen ahead of an alpine ski, men's World Cup slalom, in Adelboden, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)

Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men's World Cup slalom, in Adelboden, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)