Raptors tie Cavs series 2-2
- Toronto beat Cleveland 93-89 in Game 4 on Sunday, with Scottie Barnes and Brandon Ingram scoring 23 points apiece to even the series 2-2. - Barnes hit the go-ahead free throws with 34 seconds left, and Cleveland wasted an 87-83 lead while committing 18 turnovers in Toronto. - Toronto erased Cleveland’s 2-0 start and sends the series back to Ohio for Game 5 Wednesday. (nba.com)
The Toronto Raptors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 93-89 on Sunday in Game 4, tying their Eastern Conference first-round series at 2-2. (espn.com) Scottie Barnes scored 23 points, Brandon Ingram added 23, and Barnes made the go-ahead free throws with 34 seconds left in Toronto. (espn.com) RJ Barrett scored 18 points, Collin Murray-Boyles had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and the Raptors won despite shooting 4-for-30 from 3-point range. (espn.com) Cleveland led the series 2-0 after the first two games at Rocket Arena, but Toronto has now won twice at home to reset the matchup into a best-of-three. (nba.com) (espn.com) The swing started Thursday in Game 3, when Barnes and Barrett scored 33 points each in a 126-104 Raptors win that cut the deficit to 2-1. (espn.com) Toronto closed that game with a 43-23 fourth quarter, snapped a 12-game playoff losing streak against Cleveland, and got 22 points from rookie Collin Murray-Boyles. (espn.com) Game 4 turned on Cleveland’s late mistakes. Donovan Mitchell scored 20 points but shot 6-for-24, missed a potential tying 3-pointer in the final seconds, and the Cavaliers finished with 18 turnovers. (espn.com) James Harden scored 19 points in Game 4, and Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson said Toronto had the “physicality advantage” over the last two games. (espn.com) The series now returns to Cleveland for Game 5 on Wednesday, April 29, with the NBA schedule listing Raptors-Cavaliers for 4:30 p.m. Pacific time. (nba.com)
