Game ID: 42500137
Toronto Raptors @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 7:30 PM ET
Rocket Arena, Cleveland, OH
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CLE 24 25 38 27 114TOR 26 23 19 34 102
CLE vs TOR ScoutingCLE vs TOR Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
CLE availability going into 4/23 · 2 days' restOUT Bryant missed 6 since 4/06, returns tonight: 3 min (23% of 11)
OUT Proctor missed 2 since 4/18, returns tonight: 3 min (25% of 10)
BACK Mitchell back 4/18 after 2, 34 min since (100% of 34)
BACK Allen back 4/18 after 2, 27 min since (97% of 28)
BACK Merrill back 4/18 after 2, 20 min since (82% of 25)
BACK Tyson back 4/10 after 10, 19 min since (79% of 24)
BACK Wade back 4/08 after 7, 22 min since (100% of 22)
CLE availability going into 4/26 · 2 days' restBACK Mitchell back 4/18 after 2, 34 min since (99% of 34)
BACK Allen back 4/18 after 2, 27 min since (97% of 28)
BACK Merrill back 4/18 after 2, 20 min since (79% of 25)
BACK Tyson back 4/10 after 10, 18 min since (76% of 24)
BACK Bryant back 4/23 after 6, 3 min since (23% of 11)
BACK Proctor back 4/23 after 2, 3 min since (25% of 10)
CLE availability going into 4/29 · 2 days' restBACK Mitchell back 4/18 after 2, 34 min since (101% of 34)
BACK Allen back 4/18 after 2, 27 min since (97% of 28)
BACK Merrill back 4/18 after 2, 19 min since (78% of 25)
BACK Bryant back 4/23 after 6, 3 min since (23% of 11)
BACK Proctor back 4/23 after 2, 3 min since (25% of 10)
CLE availability going into 5/01 · 1 day's restOUT Porter Jr. missed 2 since 4/26, out tonight
OUT Tomlin missed 2 since 4/26, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 2 since 4/26, out tonight
OUT Proctor missed 2 since 4/26, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 4/18 after 2, 34 min since (100% of 34)
BACK Allen back 4/18 after 2, 26 min since (95% of 28)
BACK Merrill back 4/18 after 2, 20 min since (81% of 25)
BACK Bryant back 4/23 after 6, 4 min since (33% of 11)
CLE availability going into 5/03 · 1 day's restOUT Ellis missed 2 since 4/29, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 3 since 4/26, out tonight
OUT Tomlin missed 3 since 4/26, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 3 since 4/26, out tonight
OUT Proctor missed 3 since 4/26, out tonight
BACK Bryant back 4/23 after 6, 5 min since (44% of 11)
CLE availability going into 5/05 · 1 day's restOUT Ellis missed 3 since 4/29, returns tonight: 11 min (55% of 20)
OUT Porter Jr. missed 4 since 4/26, out tonight
OUT Tomlin missed 4 since 4/26, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 4 since 4/26, out tonight
OUT Proctor missed 4 since 4/26, out tonight
BACK Bryant back 4/23 after 6, 5 min since (44% of 11)
CLE availability going into 5/07 · 1 day's restOUT Porter Jr. missed 5 since 4/26, out tonight
OUT Tomlin missed 5 since 4/26, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 5 since 4/26, out tonight
OUT Proctor missed 5 since 4/26, out tonight
BACK Ellis back 5/05 after 3, 11 min since (55% of 20)
CLE availability going into 5/09 · 1 day's restOUT Porter Jr. missed 6 since 4/26, out tonight
OUT Tomlin missed 6 since 4/26, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 6 since 4/26, out tonight
OUT Proctor missed 6 since 4/26, out tonight
BACK Ellis back 5/05 after 3, 8 min since (42% of 20)
CLE availability going into 5/11 · 1 day's restOUT Porter Jr. missed 7 since 4/26, returns tonight: 0 min (2% of 16)
OUT Tomlin missed 7 since 4/26, returns tonight: 0 min (2% of 14)
OUT Nance Jr. missed 7 since 4/26, out tonight
OUT Bryant missed 2 since 5/07, returns tonight: 0 min (3% of 11)
OUT Proctor missed 7 since 4/26, returns tonight: 0 min (3% of 10)
BACK Ellis back 5/05 after 3, 8 min since (42% of 20)
TOR availability going into 4/23 · 2 days' restNEW Walter 22 to 27 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 4/26 · 2 days' restNEW Shead 23 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Walter 22 to 27 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 4/29 · 2 days' restNEW Shead 23 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Walter 22 to 27 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 5/01 · 1 day's restOUT Dick missed 2 since 4/26, out tonight
NEW Barrett 31 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Shead 23 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Walter 22 to 29 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 5/03 · 1 day's restOUT Dick missed 3 since 4/26, returns tonight: 0 min (3% of 14)
NEW Barnes 34 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Barrett 31 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Shead 23 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Murray-Boyles 22 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Walter 22 to 32 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Mitchell at 22 and Harden at 21 a game. Without Ellis (2 straight), Porter Jr. (3 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Barnes at 25 and Barrett at 24 a game. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Cleveland 113, Toronto 112, Toronto keeping it close.
4/23 @ TOR 104-126 — CLE notes
CLE lost 104-126. CLE shot 44% (36 of 81) to TOR's 57%, 14 of 45 from three. CLE turned it over 20 times to TOR's 11, and TOR turned those into 11 steals. Harden led with 18 (5 of 13, 3 of 10 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Mobley added 15, Mitchell 15. Q2 was theirs, 29-23, the deficit cut from 6 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 103-75 against them. Allen's -22 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/26 @ TOR 89-93 — CLE notes
CLE lost 89-93. CLE shot 37% (32 of 87) to TOR's 32%, 10 of 40 from three, and got to the line 23 times to TOR's 36. CLE turned it over 17 times to TOR's 11, and TOR turned those into 11 steals. Mitchell led with 20 (6 of 24, 4 of 12 from three); Harden added 19, Merrill 14. Q1 was theirs, 17-14, but the other 3 periods went 79-72 against them.
4/29 vs TOR 125-120 — CLE notes
CLE won 125-120. CLE shot 53% (43 of 81) to TOR's 46%, 18 of 36 from three. The glass went 35-48 against them. Harden led with 23 (7 of 13, 4 of 8 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Mobley added 23, Mitchell 19. The hinge was Q4, 25-17: CLE came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 5. CLE trailed 67-74 at the half and won the second half 58-46. Merrill was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
5/01 @ TOR 110-112 — CLE notes
CLE lost 110-112 in 1 overtime. CLE shot 43% (40 of 93) to TOR's 46%, 11 of 41 from three. The glass went 52-38 for them. Mobley led with 26 (9 of 15, 3 of 7 from three, 5 of 8 at the line); Mitchell added 24, Harden 16. Q4 was theirs, 23-12, the deficit cut from 11 to 0, but the other 4 periods went 100-87 against them. Schröder's -9 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
5/03 vs TOR 114-102 — CLE notes
CLE won 114-102. CLE shot 45% (38 of 85) to TOR's 44%, 11 of 39 from three, and went to the line 37 times to TOR's 26 — 27 points from the stripe to their 18. The glass went 60-33 for them. Mitchell led with 22 (9 of 20, 2 of 9 from three); Allen added 22, Harden 18. The hinge was Q3, 38-19: from level to 19 ahead, and the lead reached 22. Strus was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
5/05 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 98, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 27 free throws a game; Cunningham at 32 and Harris at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Huerter (3 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 28 free throws a game; Mitchell at 20 and Harden at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Ellis (3 straight), Porter Jr. (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the defense, Detroit allowing 98 a night to Cleveland's 111. Call it Detroit 113, Cleveland 107.
5/07 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 95, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 29 free throws a game; Cunningham at 31 and Harris at 23 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Huerter (4 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; Mitchell at 22 and Harden at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Porter Jr. (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the defense, Detroit allowing 95 a night to Cleveland's 108. Call it Detroit 112, Cleveland 107.
5/09 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Harden at 18 a game. Without Porter Jr. (6 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 96, shooting 47 percent and 42 from three, 28 free throws a game; Cunningham at 31 and Harris at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Huerter (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Detroit allowing 96 a night to Cleveland's 110 and the arc, Detroit at 42 percent from three to Cleveland's 33. Call it Detroit 112, Cleveland 109, Cleveland keeping it close.
5/11 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 27 free throws a game; Mitchell at 27 and Harden at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Porter Jr. (7 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 97, shooting 46 percent and 42 from three, 25 free throws a game; Cunningham at 28 and Harris at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Huerter (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Detroit at 42 percent from three to Cleveland's 30 and the defense, Detroit allowing 97 a night to Cleveland's 108. Call it Detroit 111, Cleveland 109, Cleveland keeping it close.
4/23 vs CLE 126-104 — TOR notes
TOR won 126-104. TOR shot 57% (50 of 87) to CLE's 44%, 14 of 23 from three. TOR turned it over 11 times to CLE's 20. Barrett led with 33 (12 of 19, 6 of 8 from three, 3 of 7 at the line); Barnes added 33, Murray-Boyles 22. The hinge was Q4, 43-23: a lead of 2 became 22, and the lead reached 25. Barrett was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
4/26 vs CLE 93-89 — TOR notes
TOR won 93-89. TOR shot 32% (31 of 97) to CLE's 37%, 4 of 30 from three, and went to the line 36 times to CLE's 23 — 27 points from the stripe to their 15. TOR turned it over 11 times to CLE's 17. Barnes led with 23 (6 of 15, 11 of 14 at the line); Ingram added 23, Barrett 18. The hinge was Q2, 24-19: TOR came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 2. Shead was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
4/29 @ CLE 120-125 — TOR notes
TOR lost 120-125. TOR took 14 more shots (95 to 81), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 46% to CLE's 53%, 15 of 38 from three. The glass went 48-35 for them. Barrett led with 25 (9 of 19, 2 of 5 from three, 5 of 9 at the line); Walter added 20, Shead 18. Q2 was theirs, 40-29, turning a 4-point deficit into a 7-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 96-80 against them. They led by as many as 12. Battle's -13 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
5/01 vs CLE 112-110 — TOR notes
TOR won 112-110 in 1 overtime. TOR shot 46% (40 of 87) to CLE's 43%, 13 of 36 from three. The glass went 38-52 against them. Barnes led with 25 (11 of 21); Barrett added 24, Walter 24. The hinge was Q2, 29-19: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 15.
5/03 @ CLE 102-114 — TOR notes
TOR lost 102-114. TOR shot 44% (38 of 87) to CLE's 45%, 8 of 28 from three, and got to the line 26 times to CLE's 37. The glass went 33-60 against them. Barnes led with 24 (8 of 14, 7 of 7 at the line); Barrett added 23, Shead 14. Q4 was theirs, 34-27, the deficit cut from 19 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 87-68 against them. They led by as many as 10. Murray-Boyles's -19 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
TORAL A. Lawson
CM C. Murray-Boyles
JB J. Battle
JP J. Poeltl
JS J. Shead
JW J. Walter
RB R. Barrett
SB S. Barnes
SM S. Mamukelashvili
CLEDM D. Mitchell
DS D. Schröder
DW D. Wade
EM E. Mobley
JA J. Allen
JH J. Harden
JT J. Tyson
MS M. Strus
SM S. Merrill
SC Schroder
TOR/CLE the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Allen ties playoff career high with 22 points as Cavaliers beat Raptors 114-102 to advance
CLEVELAND -- — Jarrett Allen tied his playoff career high with 22 points and grabbed 19 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 114-102 victory over the Toronto Raptors in Game 7 of their series Sunday night.
Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 22 points and James Harden added 18 in a series in which the home team won all seven games.
Cleveland, the No. 4 seed, will visit top-seeded Detroit on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the second round. The Central Division rivals split their four regular-season meetings.
“I think we’ve already moved on (to focusing on Detroit),” Mitchell said on the court immediately after the final buzzer. “We understand we won this game, but we play in a couple days.,”
Scottie Barnes had 24 points and nine rebounds and RJ Barrett scored 23 for the Raptors, who were in the playoffs for the first time since 2022.
All-Star forward Brandon Ingram missed his second straight game with a bruised right heel.
“We gave it all, everything we had today," Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said. "Our guys were awesome. We made it hard on them.”
Allen had 14 points and 10 rebounds, including five on the offensive end, as Cleveland went on a 49-21 run during a 15-minute span over the second and third quarters where it turned a nine-point deficit into an 19-point advantage.
One of Allen's baskets during the third quarter was a fast-break dunk after Max Strus stole the ball from Barnes to make it 74-59.
Cleveland was 17 of 33 from the field, including five 3-pointers, during the run while converting seven of Toronto's turnovers into 14 points. The Raptors shot 6 of 23 and were 1 of 8 behind the arc.
The Cavaliers also had a 25-8 rebounding advantage during the spurt, and converted 10 offensive boards into 14 points.
“They were scoring in transition, getting some offensive rebounds," Barnes said. “The offensive rebounds were giving them extra possessions. That really hurt us, giving them momentum.”
Toronto led for most of the first half and had a 10-point lead midway through the second quarter before Cleveland began its comeback.
The Cavaliers were down 47-38 with 2:58 remaining before going on a 11-2 run to close the half and tie it at 49. The Cavs were 4 of 17 on 3-pointers before Harden, Strus and Jaylon Tyson connected from beyond the arc.
“Sam (Merrill) said this whole series, we haven’t closed out the second quarter. We all took that to heart. We all looked at ourselves and decided that now was the time to do it,” said Allen, who had his 11th double-double in a playoff game. “I think the defensive stops, rebounds and the offense is still shaky in some areas, but I think when we rebound the ball and get stops, that just translates to the offense so much better and transition and open shots for everybody.”
Cleveland took the lead with nine straight points to open the third quarter as Mitchell scored five and Mobley added four.
“In the first half, we were forcing it too much, driving down tunnels and forcing it to the basket," coach Kenny Atkinson said. “Sometimes you have to move the defense. We just kept hammering that message.”
The Cavaliers are 6-5 in Game 7s, including unbeaten in five home games. Toronto fell to 3-4 in Game 7 and 0-2 on the road.