Raptors knot series with Cavs
- Toronto Raptors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 93-89 on Sunday in Game 4 at Scotiabank Arena, with Scottie Barnes and Brandon Ingram scoring 23 each. - Toronto closed on a 17-5 run after trailing by five with 2:30 left, and Barnes hit the go-ahead free throws late. - The first-round series is tied 2-2, with Game 5 set for Wednesday in Cleveland. (nba.com)
The Toronto Raptors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 93-89 on Sunday, evening their Eastern Conference first-round series at two games apiece. (nba.com) (espn.com) Scottie Barnes scored 23 points and Brandon Ingram added 23 for Toronto at Scotiabank Arena on April 26. Barnes made the go-ahead free throws in the final minute. (nba.com) (espn.com) Toronto finished the game on a 17-5 run after trailing by five points with about 2 1/2 minutes left. The Raptors also won Game 3 by 22 points after dropping the first two games in Cleveland. (nba.com 1) (nba.com 2) The swing in the series came with Cleveland’s backcourt sputtering in Toronto. In the two road losses, Donovan Mitchell shot 13-for-39 and James Harden shot 11-for-27, according to NBA.com’s Game 4 takeaways. (nba.com) Game 4 turned into a low-scoring, mistake-heavy finish before Toronto made the cleaner late plays. NBA.com said Jamal Shead forced a key turnover in the final minute that led to Barnes’ free throws. (nba.com) The result reset a series that looked tilted toward Cleveland after the Cavaliers won 126-113 in Game 1 and 115-105 in Game 2. Toronto answered with a 126-104 win in Game 3 and the four-point win in Game 4. (nba.com) The series now shifts back to Ohio for Game 5 on Wednesday, April 29, at 7:30 p.m. Eastern on ESPN. Game 6 is scheduled for May 1 in Toronto, with Game 7, if needed, on May 3 in Cleveland. (nba.com) What opened as a 2-0 Cleveland lead is now a best-of-three. Toronto protected home court, and the next possession-heavy finish will be in Cleveland. (nba.com)
