Barrett sinks game-winning three-pointer - BERITAJA

TORONTO – RJ Barrett drilled a 29-foot three-pointer successful the dying seconds of overtime arsenic the undermanned Toronto Raptors staved disconnected playoff elimination pinch a 112-110 triumph complete the Cleveland Cavaliers connected Friday.

Barrett released the changeable pinch 3 seconds near connected the timepiece but aft a precocious bounce it swished done the nett pinch 1.2 seconds left.

The best-of-seven bid is now tied 3-3.

Game 7 will beryllium astatine Cleveland’s Rocket Arena connected Sunday, a venue wherever the Raptors person ne'er won a post-season crippled successful 10 tries.

Scottie Barnes had a double-double pinch 25 points and 14 assists, adding 7 rebounds. Barrett, from Mississauga, Ont., had 24 points and about had a double-double of his ain pinch 9 rebounds.

Evan Mobley had his champion capacity of the bid pinch a double-double, scoring 26 points and grabbing 14 rebounds.

Donovan Mitchell overcame a slow commencement to decorativeness pinch 24 points and James Harden flirted pinch a triple-double pinch 16 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists.

Toronto was without 2 of its regular starters: constituent defender Immanuel Quickley and all-star guardant Brandon Ingram, who was the team’s scoring leader successful the regular season.

Second-year guards Ja’Kobe Walter and Jamal Shead started successful their stead. Walter vanished pinch 24 points.

Ingram was ruled retired by the Raptors little than 2 hours earlier opening tipoff. He had been listed arsenic questionable aft leaving early successful Wednesday’s 125-120 roadworthy nonaccomplishment successful Game 5.

The two-time all-star aggravated inflammation successful his correct bottommost and the Raptors said it has not improved contempt a time of rest.

Quickley has missed the full bid pinch a strained correct hamstring.

Sandro Mamukelashvili stole the shot from Cavaliers constituent defender Dennis Schroder pinch 35.5 seconds near successful the first quarter. Mamukelashvili sprinted down the tribunal and laid it successful to necktie the crippled 32-32.

Barnes had a slam dunk pinch 7:02 near successful the first half and past blocked Harden connected the ensuing Cleveland possession, screaming and giving a instrumentality successful the beforehand statement a precocious 5 to observe the protect play.

Both Barnes and Barrett had six points successful the 2nd 4th but Walter led the play pinch 8 arsenic the Raptors built a 61-51 lead by intermission.

Cleveland’s power successful the overgarment — and its inability to capitalize connected 2nd chances — was evident successful the last infinitesimal of the 3rd quarter.

Michell missed a 27-foot three-point effort but Jaylon Tyson rebounded it, allowing Schroder to get return different three-point changeable that he missed. Thomas Bryant rebounded that changeable and fed Mitchell who went for a driving floater, but he besides missed.

A 12-2 Cavaliers run, capped by Mobley’s dunk pinch 5:48 near to play, trim Toronto’s lead to one.

The 2 teams stayed neck-and-neck for the adjacent fewer minutes of play pinch the Raptors holding connected to their constrictive lead but Cleveland’s offence firing correct back.

Barnes was sent to the free-throw statement pinch 1:17 near to play, but he only made 1 of his shots to springiness Toronto a 104-102 lead. Mitchell missed a three-pointer pinch 42.4 seconds connected the timepiece and Barrett gathered the rebound.

The Canadian swingman put up a three-point effort pinch 15.8 seconds to go, but the referees called a 24-second changeable timepiece usurpation connected the Raptors, giving Cleveland 1 past possession.

After a Cavaliers timeout, Mobley scored connected a elemental layup to necktie the crippled 104-104. Although Shead sewage an awkward jumper disconnected astatine the different extremity of the tribunal earlier clip expired, he didn’t make the handbasket and the crippled went to overtime.

Cleveland outscored Toronto 23-12 successful the fourth, the first play that the visitors had outscored the Raptors.

The 2 teams traded section goals done overtime, pinch Mitchell seemingly sealing the Cavaliers comeback erstwhile he made a layup pinch 33.7 seconds left.

Shead made 1 of 2 free throws connected the adjacent possession. After Mobley put the shot retired of bounds pinch 10.9 seconds left, Toronto sewage 1 past possession to group up Barrett’s heroics.

This study by BERITAJA was first published May 1, 2026.