Game ID: 42500134
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Toronto Raptors
Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
TOR 14 24 22 33 93CLE 17 19 22 31 89
CLE @ TOR ScoutingCLE @ 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.
TOR availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restBACK Quickley back 4/07 after 8, 20 min since (64% of 32)
NEW Walter 22 to 28 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 4/18 · 5 days' restBACK Quickley back 4/07 after 8, 19 min since (60% of 32)
NEW Walter 22 to 27 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 4/20 · 1 day's restBACK Quickley back 4/07 after 8, 19 min since (60% of 32)
NEW Walter 22 to 27 min over the last 5
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
CLE availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Bryant missed 3 since 4/06, out tonight
BACK Tyson back 4/10 after 10, 24 min since (101% of 24)
BACK Wade back 4/08 after 7, 19 min since (86% of 22)
NEW Porter Jr. 16 to 22 min over the last 3
NEW Nance Jr. 12 to 20 min over the last 3
CLE availability going into 4/18 · 5 days' restOUT Mitchell missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 31 min (91% of 34)
OUT Allen missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 28 min (103% of 28)
OUT Merrill missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 21 min (83% of 25)
OUT Bryant missed 4 since 4/06, out tonight
BACK Tyson back 4/10 after 10, 25 min since (105% of 24)
BACK Wade back 4/08 after 7, 19 min since (86% of 22)
NEW Ellis 20 to 25 min over the last 4
NEW Porter Jr. 16 to 23 min over the last 4
NEW Tomlin 14 to 23 min over the last 4
NEW Nance Jr. 12 to 20 min over the last 4
NEW Proctor 10 to 18 min over the last 4
CLE availability going into 4/20 · 1 day's restOUT Bryant missed 5 since 4/06, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 4/18 after 2, 31 min since (91% of 34)
BACK Allen back 4/18 after 2, 28 min since (103% of 28)
BACK Merrill back 4/18 after 2, 21 min since (83% of 25)
BACK Tyson back 4/10 after 10, 21 min since (89% of 24)
BACK Wade back 4/08 after 7, 20 min since (91% of 22)
NEW Tomlin 14 to 20 min over the last 4
NEW Proctor 10 to 23 min over the last 3
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)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 112, shooting 55 percent and 44 from three, 24 free throws a game; Barrett at 26 and Barnes at 23 a game. 2 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 26 and Harden at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the arc, Toronto at 44 percent from three to Cleveland's 36 and the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-5 a night and Toronto minus-1. Call it Toronto 117, Cleveland 113, Cleveland keeping it close.
4/12 vs BKN 136-101 — TOR notes
TOR won 136-101. TOR shot 64% (51 of 80) to BKN's 41%, 12 of 27 from three. TOR turned it over 10 times to BKN's 15. Barrett led with 26 (9 of 15, 2 of 5 from three, 6 of 9 at the line); Ingram added 25, Barnes 18. The hinge was Q4, 36-17: a lead of 16 became 35, and the lead reached 38. Barnes was the night's best plus/minus at +35.
4/18 @ CLE 113-126 — TOR notes
TOR lost 113-126. TOR shot 52% (37 of 71) to CLE's 54%, 13 of 27 from three, and went to the line 35 times to CLE's 28 — 26 points from the stripe to their 22. Barrett led with 24 (7 of 13, 3 of 6 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Barnes added 21, Ingram 17. Q4 was theirs, 37-29, the deficit cut from 21 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 97-76 against them. Barnes's -22 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/20 @ CLE 105-115 — TOR notes
TOR lost 105-115. TOR shot 51% (42 of 83) to CLE's 53%, 7 of 26 from three. TOR turned it over 22 times to CLE's 12, and CLE turned those into 13 steals. Barnes led with 26 (11 of 19, 1 of 4 from three); Barrett added 22, Murray-Boyles 17. Q2 was theirs, 29-28, the deficit cut from 7 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 87-76 against them. Barnes's -17 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
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 — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Harden at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. 2 days' rest. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 107, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 28 free throws a game; Barrett at 25 and Barnes at 24 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-5 a night and Toronto plus-0. Call it Cleveland 114, Toronto 112, Toronto keeping it close.
5/01 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Barrett at 24 and Barnes at 24 a game. One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Mitchell at 23 and Harden at 22 a game. Without Porter Jr. (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-2 a night and Cleveland minus-2. Call it Toronto 114, Cleveland 113, Cleveland keeping it close.
5/03 @ CLE — 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.
4/12 vs WAS 130-117 — CLE notes
CLE won 130-117. CLE shot 54% (48 of 89) to WAS's 47%, 18 of 43 from three. CLE turned it over 19 times to WAS's 12, and WAS turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 53-30 for them. Tomlin led with 26 (9 of 16, 4 of 8 from three); Proctor added 22, Tyson 18. The hinge was Q1, 43-21: from level to 22 ahead, and the lead reached 25. Sarr was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
4/18 vs TOR 126-113 — CLE notes
CLE won 126-113. CLE shot 54% (44 of 81) to TOR's 52%, 16 of 32 from three, and got to the line 28 times to TOR's 35. Mitchell led with 32 (11 of 20, 4 of 7 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Strus added 24, Harden 22. The hinge was Q3, 36-22: a lead of 7 became 21, and the lead reached 24. Wade was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
4/20 vs TOR 115-105 — CLE notes
CLE won 115-105. CLE shot 53% (44 of 83) to TOR's 51%, 13 of 40 from three. CLE turned it over 12 times to TOR's 22. Mitchell led with 30 (13 of 23, 4 of 10 from three); Harden added 28, Mobley 25. The hinge was Q1, 26-19: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 16. Allen was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
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 — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Harden at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. 2 days' rest. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 107, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 28 free throws a game; Barrett at 25 and Barnes at 24 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-5 a night and Toronto plus-0. Call it Cleveland 114, Toronto 112, Toronto keeping it close.
5/01 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Barrett at 24 and Barnes at 24 a game. One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Mitchell at 23 and Harden at 22 a game. Without Porter Jr. (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-2 a night and Cleveland minus-2. Call it Toronto 114, Cleveland 113, Cleveland keeping it close.
5/03 vs TOR — 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.
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.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
TORBI B. Ingram
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
CLEDE D. Ellis
DM D. Mitchell
DS D. Schröder
DW D. Wade
EM E. Mobley
JA J. Allen
JH J. Harden
JT J. Tyson
KE K. Ellis
MS M. Strus
SM S. Merrill
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
Barnes, Ingram score 23 points apiece as Raptors beat Cavaliers 93-89 and tie series at 2-all
TORONTO -- — Scottie Barnes hit the go-ahead free throws in the final minute and finished with 23 points, Brandon Ingram also scored 23 and the Toronto Raptors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 93-89 on Sunday, tying the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series at two games apiece.
The best-of-seven series shifts to Cleveland for Game 5 on Wednesday.
“Now it’s a best of three,” Cavaliers guard James Harden said.
RJ Barrett scored 18 points and Collin Murray-Boyles had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Raptors, who won despite shooting 4 for 30 from 3-point range.
“We’re just trying to go out there and win, take it one possession at a time,” Barnes said. “That’s all we’re focussing on.”
Barnes had nine rebounds and six assists as Toronto won back-to-back postseason games for the first time since a first-round loss to Philadelphia in 2022.
“We just never, never flinched,” Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said. “We continued guarding and guarding.”
Donovan Mitchell scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter and Harden added 19, but the Cavaliers couldn’t overcome an 18-turnover performance.
“There’s no doubt they’ve had the physicality advantage, the energy advantage these last two games,” Cleveland coach Kenny Atkinson said of Toronto. “Usually happens with the home team, gets that bump. We’ve got to turn it back around. That’s how the playoffs go.”
Mitchell missed two shots in the final 25 seconds, including a 3-pointer that would have tied the game. He finished 6 for 24 overall and made 4 of 12 shots from deep.
“I got some open looks tonight and they just didn’t fall,” Mitchell said.
Sam Merrill scored 14 points and Jarrett Allen had 15 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who were outscored 10-2 in the final 1:54 of the fourth.
“We had an opportunity tonight to win the game,” Harden said. “We’re definitely confident about where we are.”
After Barrett’s driving shot cut the deficit to 87-86 with 49 seconds left in the fourth, Mitchell couldn’t get the ball across half court in time, giving possession to Toronto.
“I made a mistake in a crucial moment,” Mitchell said.
Barnes was fouled as he drove to the basket and made both, giving the Raptors an 88-87 lead with 34 seconds left.
With NBA Commissioner Adam Silver in attendance, both teams struggled from 3-point range. Cleveland finished 10 for 40 from deep, including 5 of 10 in the fourth.
The Raptors missed 14 consecutive 3-point attempts to open the game before Barrett connected with 8:31 left in the first half.
Ingram missed nine of his first 10 attempts but finished the half by making three straight, including a buzzer-beating 3 that gave Toronto a 38-36 lead at the intermission.
Harden had more turnovers (six) than made baskets (four) in the opening half, while Mitchell shot 3 for 15 through three quarters.
“Our defense gave us a chance,” Mitchell said. “Offensively, I wasn’t great. We weren’t hitting shots but our defense was solid. We can build on that and continue to hang our hat there and the offense will come around.”