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Mitchell scores 32 as Cavaliers defeat Raptors 126-113 in Game 1 of East first-round series

By AP•Apr 18, 2026

Game Recap

Evan Mobley elevates and throws down a one-handed slam dunk for the Cavaliers.

CLEVELAND -- — Donovan Mitchell scored 32 points, Max Strus had 24 off the bench and the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Toronto Raptors 126-113 on Saturday in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.

James Harden had 22 points and 10 assists while Evan Mobley had 17 and seven rebounds for fourth-seeded Cleveland, which hosts Game 2 on Monday night.

It was a playoff career high in points for Strus, who missed the first 67 games this season with a broken left foot that occurred during offseason training.

“When you see the work he’s put in all season, it’s for this moment, right? This is a regular occurrence with Max, maybe not 24 (points), but just the energy level and boost he gives us,” said Mitchell, who has scored at least 30 points in an NBA-record nine straight series openers. “You give him credit for his journey, it can be a lot on the mental for him to continue to stick with it.”

RJ Barrett scored 24 points and Scottie Barnes had 21 for the Raptors, who were playing in their first playoff game since 2022. Toronto was missing point guard Immanuel Quickley because of a mild right hamstring strain.

Jamal Shead started in place of Quickley and had 17 points, including five 3-pointers.

Barrett's 3-pointer pulled the Raptors to within 45-41 before Cleveland broke it open with a 27-9 run over the last 1:11 of the second quarter and first seven minutes of the third.

Strus scored 11 points during the spurt and made all three of his 3-pointers as the Cavaliers went 10 of 16 from the floor, including 5 of 8 beyond the arc.

“We just kept saying in the timeouts (during the first half to) stay with it. We’re going to get separation,” Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson said. “We needed that separation for our confidence. Going into halftime if you are down, it’s a harder conversation with the players to trust what we’re doing.”

Cleveland's largest lead was 24 points (100-76) on Sam Merrill's 3-pointer 13 seconds into the fourth quarter.

Toronto came into the game averaging a league-leading 18.9 points per game, but Cleveland held them to a season-low three.

“If we allow our opponent to score 126 points, it’s going to be tough to beat them," Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said. "Unfortunately, we had a very bad start to the third quarter with lack of execution. We were way too stagnant tonight.”

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

CLE leads series 1-0

Playoff Series

TOR at CLE

Sat, Apr 18

113 - 126

Final

TOR at CLE

Mon, Apr 20

105 - 115

Final

CLE at TOR

Fri, Apr 24

104 - 126

Final

CLE at TOR

Sun, Apr 26

89 - 93

Final

TOR at CLE

Wed, Apr 29

120 - 125

Final

CLE at TOR

Fri, May 1

110 - 112

Final

TOR at CLE

Sun, May 3

102 - 114

Final

TOR wins series 3-0

Regular Season Series

TOR at CLE

Fri, Oct 31

112 - 101

Final

TOR at CLE

Fri, Nov 14

126 - 113

Final

CLE at TOR

Tue, Nov 25

99 - 110

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

TOR

CLE

37-71FG44-81

52Field Goal %54

13-273PT16-32

48Three Point %50

26-35FT22-28

4Offensive Rebounds7

23Defensive Rebounds26

29Assists24

3Steals9

4Blocks0

17Turnovers15

1Technical Fouls1

22Points Conceded Off Turnovers24

3Fast Break Points2

23Fouls28

5Largest Lead24

Match Leaders

Recent plays and game events

Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CLE	TOR
12:00	Jakob Poeltl vs. Jarrett Allen (James Harden gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Evan Mobley out of bounds bad pass turnover	0	0
11:30	Brandon Ingram misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	0	0
11:27	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	0	0
11:14	Donovan Mitchell misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	0	0
11:11	Brandon Ingram defensive rebound	0	0
11:06	Scottie Barnes offensive foul	0	0
11:06	Scottie Barnes offensive foul turnover	0	0
10:53	Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (James Harden assists)	2	0
10:31	RJ Barrett makes 1-foot layup (Scottie Barnes assists)	2	2
10:10	Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot dunk (James Harden assists)	4	2
9:50	Scottie Barnes makes 25-foot three point jumper	4	5
9:37	Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot	4	5
9:35	Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound	4	5
9:25	Scottie Barnes bad pass turnover (Donovan Mitchell steals)	4	5
9:24	Donovan Mitchell steps out of bounds turnover	4	5
9:13	Scottie Barnes makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jakob Poeltl assists)	4	8
9:01	Dean Wade misses 23-foot three point jumper	4	8
8:58	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	4	8
8:57	Evan Mobley makes driving dunk	6	8
8:32	RJ Barrett misses 22-foot three point jumper	6	8
8:26	Dean Wade defensive rebound	6	8
8:14	Jarrett Allen makes 2-foot driving dunk (James Harden assists)	8	8
7:58	Jamal Shead makes 25-foot three point jumper (Scottie Barnes assists)	8	11
7:39	RJ Barrett shooting foul	8	11
7:39	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	9	11
7:39	Sam Merrill enters the game for Evan Mobley	9	11
7:39	Ja'Kobe Walter enters the game for Jamal Shead	9	11
7:39	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	10	11
7:27	Scottie Barnes misses driving floating jump shot	10	11
7:24	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	10	11
7:21	Scottie Barnes personal foul	10	11
7:21	Collin Murray-Boyles enters the game for Scottie Barnes	10	11
7:16	Donovan Mitchell makes 26-foot three pointer	13	11
7:15	Raptors Full timeout	13	11
7:15	Max Strus enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	13	11
7:15	Jamal Shead enters the game for RJ Barrett	13	11
6:59	Jamal Shead makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Brandon Ingram assists)	13	13
6:59	Dean Wade shooting foul	13	13
6:59	Jamal Shead misses free throw 1 of 1	13	13
6:55	James Harden defensive rebound	13	13
6:46	James Harden makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	15	13
6:31	Ja'Kobe Walter makes driving layup (Brandon Ingram assists)	15	15
6:18	Jakob Poeltl blocks Jarrett Allen 's 2-foot layup	15	15
6:18	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	15	15
6:13	James Harden offensive foul	15	15
6:13	James Harden offensive foul turnover	15	15
5:48	shot clock turnover	15	15
5:34	Sam Merrill misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	15
5:31	Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound	15	15
5:24	Jarrett Allen shooting foul	15	15
5:24	Brandon Ingram makes free throw 1 of 2	15	16
5:24	Evan Mobley enters the game for Jarrett Allen	15	16
5:24	Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Dean Wade	15	16
5:24	Sandro Mamukelashvili enters the game for Jakob Poeltl	15	16
5:24	Brandon Ingram makes free throw 2 of 2	15	17
5:00	James Harden makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	18	17
4:48	Jamal Shead misses 27-foot three point jumper	18	17
4:46	Max Strus defensive rebound	18	17
4:44	Max Strus out of bounds bad pass turnover	18	17
4:34	Jaylon Tyson personal foul	18	17
4:26	Brandon Ingram makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Sandro Mamukelashvili assists)	18	19
4:15	Max Strus misses 26-foot three point jumper	18	19
4:12	Jamal Shead defensive rebound	18	19
4:05	Collin Murray-Boyles makes 7-foot two point shot (Jamal Shead assists)	18	21
3:52	James Harden misses driving floating jump shot	18	21
3:48	Sandro Mamukelashvili defensive rebound	18	21
3:43	Ja'Kobe Walter misses 28-foot three point jumper	18	21
3:40	Sandro Mamukelashvili offensive rebound	18	21
3:38	Brandon Ingram misses 26-foot three point jumper	18	21
3:37	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	18	21
3:37	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for James Harden	18	21
3:25	Jamal Shead shooting foul	18	21
3:25	Evan Mobley makes free throw 1 of 2	19	21
3:25	Scottie Barnes enters the game for Collin Murray-Boyles	19	21
3:25	Collin Murray-Boyles enters the game for Jamal Shead	19	21
3:25	Evan Mobley makes free throw 2 of 2	20	21
3:09	Jaylon Tyson shooting foul	20	21
3:09	Brandon Ingram misses free throw 1 of 2	20	21
3:09	Raptors offensive team rebound	20	21
3:09	Brandon Ingram makes free throw 2 of 2	20	22
2:56	Sam Merrill misses 23-foot three point jumper	20	22
2:55	Raptors defensive team rebound	20	22
2:55	Cavaliers Full timeout	20	22
2:55	RJ Barrett enters the game for Ja'Kobe Walter	20	22
2:31	Brandon Ingram makes 14-foot turnaround jump shot	20	24
2:19	Max Strus makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)	22	24
2:03	Scottie Barnes makes 26-foot three point jumper (Collin Murray-Boyles assists)	22	27
1:49	RJ Barrett shooting foul	22	27
1:49	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	23	27
1:49	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	24	27
1:40	Jaylon Tyson personal foul	24	27
1:40	Brandon Ingram misses free throw 1 of 2	24	27
1:40	Raptors offensive team rebound	24	27
1:40	Dean Wade enters the game for Jaylon Tyson	24	27
1:40	Jamal Shead enters the game for Scottie Barnes	24	27
1:40	Brandon Ingram misses free throw 2 of 2	24	27
1:37	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	24	27
1:37	Sandro Mamukelashvili personal foul	24	27
1:37	Sam Merrill makes free throw 1 of 2	25	27
1:37	Sam Merrill makes free throw 2 of 2	26	27
1:18	Collin Murray-Boyles makes layup (Brandon Ingram assists)	26	29
1:12	Sandro Mamukelashvili personal foul	26	29
1:12	Sam Merrill makes free throw 1 of 2	27	29
1:12	Ja'Kobe Walter enters the game for RJ Barrett	27	29
1:12	Sam Merrill makes free throw 2 of 2	28	29
54.6	Brandon Ingram makes 18-foot pullup jump shot	28	31
46.4	Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	31	31
36.5	Jamal Shead misses 9-foot pullup jump shot	31	31
34.2	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	31	31
25.6	Max Strus makes driving layup (Evan Mobley assists)	33	31
5.4	Jamal Shead bad pass turnover (Donovan Mitchell steals)	33	31
0.0	Max Strus makes alley oop layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)	35	31
0.0	(00:00) [Raptors] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	35	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	35	31

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CLE	TOR
12:00	Keon Ellis enters the game for Max Strus	35	31
12:00	Dennis Schroder enters the game for Dean Wade	35	31
12:00	A.J. Lawson enters the game for Brandon Ingram	35	31
12:00	RJ Barrett enters the game for Jamal Shead	35	31
12:00	Scottie Barnes enters the game for Ja'Kobe Walter	35	31
11:45	RJ Barrett misses driving floating jump shot	35	31
11:45	Raptors offensive team rebound	35	31
11:42	Collin Murray-Boyles makes 15-foot floating jump shot (Scottie Barnes assists)	35	33
11:26	Donovan Mitchell lost ball turnover (RJ Barrett steals)	35	33
11:24	Donovan Mitchell shooting foul	35	33
11:24	Cavaliers Full timeout	35	33
11:24	(11:24) [Cavaliers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) [Cavaliers] charged with a timeout	35	33
11:24	RJ Barrett misses free throw 1 of 2	35	33
11:24	Raptors offensive team rebound	35	33
11:24	RJ Barrett makes free throw 2 of 2	35	34
11:02	Evan Mobley offensive foul	35	34
11:02	Evan Mobley offensive foul turnover	35	34
10:39	Scottie Barnes misses two point shot	35	34
10:37	Keon Ellis defensive rebound	35	34
10:31	Dennis Schroder misses two point shot	35	34
10:30	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	35	34
10:21	Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three pointer (Evan Mobley assists)	38	34
10:05	RJ Barrett bad pass turnover (Keon Ellis steals)	38	34
9:57	Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot	38	34
9:56	Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound	38	34
9:38	Dennis Schroder personal foul	38	34
9:38	James Harden enters the game for Sam Merrill	38	34
9:38	Jakob Poeltl enters the game for Collin Murray-Boyles	38	34
9:31	Scottie Barnes misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	38	34
9:29	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	38	34
9:25	Donovan Mitchell offensive foul	38	34
9:25	Donovan Mitchell offensive foul turnover	38	34
9:25	Jamal Shead enters the game for Scottie Barnes	38	34
9:11	A.J. Lawson misses 23-foot three point jumper	38	34
9:10	Raptors offensive team rebound	38	34
9:10	Evan Mobley loose ball foul	38	34
8:58	RJ Barrett makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot	38	36
8:47	A.J. Lawson personal foul	38	36
8:47	Ja'Kobe Walter enters the game for Sandro Mamukelashvili	38	36
8:40	Evan Mobley misses two point shot	38	36
8:38	RJ Barrett defensive rebound	38	36
8:25	Jamal Shead out of bounds lost ball turnover	38	36
8:12	A.J. Lawson shooting foul	38	36
8:12	Evan Mobley makes free throw 1 of 2	39	36
8:12	Dean Wade enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	39	36
8:12	Evan Mobley misses free throw 2 of 2	39	36
8:07	RJ Barrett defensive rebound	39	36
8:00	Jamal Shead makes 26-foot three point jumper (RJ Barrett assists)	39	39
7:41	Evan Mobley makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (James Harden assists)	41	39
7:31	RJ Barrett lost ball turnover (James Harden steals)	41	39
7:27	James Harden misses running pullup jump shot	41	39
7:26	Ja'Kobe Walter defensive rebound	41	39
7:24	Jarrett Allen enters the game for Evan Mobley	41	39
7:24	Brandon Ingram enters the game for A.J. Lawson	41	39
7:23	RJ Barrett misses layup	41	39
7:22	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	41	39
7:09	James Harden misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	41	39
7:09	Brandon Ingram defensive rebound	41	39
6:49	Jamal Shead misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	41	39
6:46	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	41	39
6:35	Dennis Schroder misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	41	39
6:33	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	41	39
6:33	Jakob Poeltl shooting foul	41	39
6:33	Jarrett Allen misses free throw 1 of 2	41	39
6:33	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	41	39
6:33	Raptors Full timeout	41	39
6:33	Scottie Barnes enters the game for RJ Barrett	41	39
6:33	Jarrett Allen misses free throw 2 of 2	41	39
6:29	Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound	41	39
6:15	Jakob Poeltl misses driving layup	41	39
6:13	James Harden defensive rebound	41	39
5:50	James Harden makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	44	39
5:32	Brandon Ingram misses 14-foot fade away jump shot	44	39
5:29	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	44	39
5:09	James Harden misses driving floating jump shot	44	39
5:08	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	44	39
5:08	shot clock turnover	44	39
5:08	Max Strus enters the game for Dennis Schroder	44	39
4:54	Jamal Shead makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jakob Poeltl assists)	44	42
4:41	Keon Ellis makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	47	42
4:41	Jamal Shead shooting foul	47	42
4:41	Keon Ellis misses free throw 1 of 1	47	42
4:39	Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound	47	42
4:28	Scottie Barnes misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot	47	42
4:28	Raptors offensive team rebound	47	42
4:28	Evan Mobley enters the game for Keon Ellis	47	42
4:28	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Dean Wade	47	42
4:26	Jakob Poeltl lost ball turnover (Jarrett Allen steals)	47	42
4:18	Jakob Poeltl blocks Jarrett Allen's reverse layup	47	42
4:14	Ja'Kobe Walter defensive rebound	47	42
4:03	Brandon Ingram makes 10-foot two point shot	47	44
3:51	Brandon Ingram personal foul	47	44
3:51	Max Strus makes free throw 1 of 2	48	44
3:51	RJ Barrett enters the game for Jakob Poeltl	48	44
3:51	Collin Murray-Boyles enters the game for Jamal Shead	48	44
3:51	Max Strus makes free throw 2 of 2	49	44
3:38	Brandon Ingram makes 14-foot two point shot (Collin Murray-Boyles assists)	49	46
3:27	Donovan Mitchell makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot	51	46
3:13	Scottie Barnes makes driving layup (Collin Murray-Boyles assists)	51	48
2:51	James Harden makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot	53	48
2:37	Collin Murray-Boyles misses 26-foot three point jumper	53	48
2:35	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	53	48
2:16	Evan Mobley makes driving dunk (James Harden assists)	55	48
2:03	Ja'Kobe Walter misses 27-foot three point jumper	55	48
2:00	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	55	48
1:53	Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	55	48
1:51	Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound	55	48
1:45	RJ Barrett makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)	55	51
1:21	James Harden makes 24-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	58	51
1:04	Brandon Ingram steps out of bounds turnover	58	51
1:04	Jamal Shead enters the game for Ja'Kobe Walter	58	51
1:04	Jakob Poeltl enters the game for Collin Murray-Boyles	58	51
53.3	James Harden misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	58	51
52.4	Raptors defensive team rebound	58	51
35.9	Scottie Barnes misses 11-foot two point shot	58	51
34.1	Max Strus defensive rebound	58	51
25.3	Max Strus makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	61	51
3.6	RJ Barrett makes 28-foot three point jumper (Scottie Barnes assists)	61	54
0.0	Donovan Mitchell misses heave jump shot	61	54
0.0	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	61	54
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	61	54

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CLE	TOR
12:00	Dean Wade enters the game for Max Strus	61	54
11:40	Jamal Shead misses driving floating jump shot	61	54
11:37	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	61	54
11:18	Brandon Ingram shooting foul	61	54
11:18	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	62	54
11:18	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	63	54
10:58	Scottie Barnes misses 9-foot fade away jump shot	63	54
10:55	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	63	54
10:38	Jarrett Allen makes 10-foot floating jump shot (Evan Mobley assists)	65	54
10:20	Scottie Barnes bad pass turnover (Dean Wade steals)	65	54
10:15	Donovan Mitchell misses running pullup jump shot	65	54
10:12	Dean Wade offensive rebound	65	54
10:12	Dean Wade makes tip in dunk	67	54
10:12	Raptors Full timeout	67	54
10:00	RJ Barrett misses 23-foot three point jumper	67	54
9:57	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	67	54
9:32	Evan Mobley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dean Wade assists)	70	54
9:24	Jarrett Allen shooting foul	70	54
9:24	Brandon Ingram makes free throw 1 of 2	70	55
9:24	Collin Murray-Boyles enters the game for Jakob Poeltl	70	55
9:24	Brandon Ingram makes free throw 2 of 2	70	56
9:07	Evan Mobley makes driving layup	72	56
8:54	Scottie Barnes misses 26-foot three point jumper	72	56
8:50	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	72	56
8:34	James Harden misses 12-foot step back jumpshot	72	56
8:32	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	72	56
8:18	Evan Mobley misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	72	56
8:18	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	72	56
8:18	shot clock turnover	72	56
8:04	Collin Murray-Boyles makes layup (RJ Barrett assists)	72	58
7:51	Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup	74	58
7:34	RJ Barrett makes 1-foot two point shot	74	60
7:17	James Harden misses driving floating jump shot	74	60
7:15	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	74	60
7:15	Sam Merrill enters the game for Evan Mobley	74	60
7:15	Max Strus enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	74	60
7:15	Ja'Kobe Walter enters the game for Jamal Shead	74	60
7:11	Max Strus makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	77	60
6:56	Collin Murray-Boyles out of bounds bad pass turnover	77	60
6:39	Max Strus makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sam Merrill assists)	80	60
6:13	Brandon Ingram misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	80	60
6:05	Dean Wade defensive rebound	80	60
5:55	James Harden misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	80	60
5:52	Scottie Barnes defensive rebound	80	60
5:47	Scottie Barnes bad pass turnover (Dean Wade steals)	80	60
5:37	Max Strus makes driving layup (Sam Merrill assists)	82	60
5:37	Raptors Full timeout	82	60
5:37	Jakob Poeltl enters the game for Scottie Barnes	82	60
5:37	Jamal Shead enters the game for Collin Murray-Boyles	82	60
5:26	RJ Barrett makes driving layup	82	62
5:26	Sam Merrill shooting foul	82	62
5:26	Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Dean Wade	82	62
5:26	RJ Barrett makes free throw 1 of 1	82	63
5:11	James Harden out of bounds bad pass turnover	82	63
4:59	Jamal Shead makes 25-foot three point jumper (RJ Barrett assists)	82	66
4:48	Jamal Shead personal foul	82	66
4:48	(04:48) [Raptors] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS)	82	66
4:33	James Harden makes 26-foot three pointer	85	66
4:20	Jaylon Tyson shooting foul	85	66
4:20	RJ Barrett makes free throw 1 of 2	85	67
4:20	RJ Barrett makes free throw 2 of 2	85	68
4:09	Max Strus bad pass turnover (Jakob Poeltl steals)	85	68
4:09	Max Strus shooting foul	85	68
4:09	Jakob Poeltl makes free throw 1 of 2	85	69
4:09	Jakob Poeltl makes free throw 2 of 2	85	70
3:57	James Harden misses driving floating jump shot	85	70
3:56	Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound	85	70
3:43	Jakob Poeltl lost ball turnover (James Harden steals)	85	70
3:37	Jaylon Tyson misses 23-foot running jump shot	85	70
3:33	Sam Merrill offensive rebound	85	70
3:33	Sam Merrill misses tip shot	85	70
3:32	Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound	85	70
3:31	RJ Barrett misses 25-foot running jump shot	85	70
3:31	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	85	70
3:31	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for James Harden	85	70
3:31	Scottie Barnes enters the game for RJ Barrett	85	70
3:31	Evan Mobley enters the game for Jarrett Allen	85	70
3:07	Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	85	70
3:04	Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound	85	70
3:03	Max Strus personal foul	85	70
3:03	Scottie Barnes misses free throw 1 of 2	85	70
3:03	Raptors offensive team rebound	85	70
3:03	Scottie Barnes makes free throw 2 of 2	85	71
2:46	Evan Mobley makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Jaylon Tyson assists)	87	71
2:32	Jakob Poeltl makes layup (Scottie Barnes assists)	87	73
2:24	Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup	89	73
2:16	Max Strus personal foul	89	73
2:16	Scottie Barnes misses free throw 1 of 2	89	73
2:16	Raptors offensive team rebound	89	73
2:16	Sandro Mamukelashvili enters the game for Brandon Ingram	89	73
2:16	Scottie Barnes makes free throw 2 of 2	89	74
1:58	Jaylon Tyson misses 25-foot three point jumper	89	74
1:55	Max Strus offensive rebound	89	74
1:47	Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot	89	74
1:45	Sandro Mamukelashvili defensive rebound	89	74
1:21	Scottie Barnes misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	89	74
1:19	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	89	74
1:16	Jamal Shead personal foul	89	74
1:05	Max Strus misses 23-foot three point jumper	89	74
1:03	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	89	74
1:03	Jakob Poeltl shooting foul	89	74
1:03	Evan Mobley misses free throw 1 of 2	89	74
1:03	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	89	74
1:03	RJ Barrett enters the game for Jamal Shead	89	74
1:03	Evan Mobley makes free throw 2 of 2	90	74
45.2	Sandro Mamukelashvili misses driving floating jump shot	90	74
42.6	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	90	74
38.9	Jakob Poeltl shooting foul	90	74
38.9	Jaylon Tyson makes free throw 1 of 2	91	74
38.9	Brandon Ingram enters the game for Ja'Kobe Walter	91	74
38.9	Jaylon Tyson makes free throw 2 of 2	92	74
30.9	Max Strus personal foul	92	74
30.9	Brandon Ingram makes free throw 1 of 2	92	75
30.9	Collin Murray-Boyles enters the game for Jakob Poeltl	92	75
30.9	Brandon Ingram makes free throw 2 of 2	92	76
10.5	Donovan Mitchell makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	95	76
3.7	RJ Barrett out of bounds lost ball turnover	95	76
3.7	James Harden enters the game for Jaylon Tyson	95	76
1.2	Sandro Mamukelashvili shooting foul	95	76
1.2	Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 3	95	76
1.2	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	95	76
1.2	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 3	96	76
1.2	Dean Wade enters the game for James Harden	96	76
1.2	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 3 of 3	97	76
0.0	Sandro Mamukelashvili misses heave jump shot	97	76
0.0	Raptors offensive team rebound	97	76
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	97	76

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CLE	TOR
12:00	Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Max Strus	97	76
12:00	Dennis Schroder enters the game for Dean Wade	97	76
12:00	Jamal Shead enters the game for Collin Murray-Boyles	97	76
11:47	Sam Merrill makes 25-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)	100	76
11:26	Sandro Mamukelashvili makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jamal Shead assists)	100	79
11:04	Jaylon Tyson misses 4-foot two point shot	100	79
11:02	Sandro Mamukelashvili defensive rebound	100	79
10:57	Dennis Schroder shooting foul	100	79
10:57	Scottie Barnes makes free throw 1 of 2	100	80
10:57	Scottie Barnes makes free throw 2 of 2	100	81
10:39	Dennis Schroder makes driving layup	102	81
10:27	Jamal Shead makes 23-foot three point jumper (Scottie Barnes assists)	102	84
10:25	Double technical foul: Scottie Barnes and Jaylon Tyson	102	84
10:10	Dennis Schroder offensive foul	102	84
10:10	Dennis Schroder offensive foul turnover	102	84
9:55	Jamal Shead misses driving floating jump shot	102	84
9:53	Dennis Schroder defensive rebound	102	84
9:47	Donovan Mitchell makes 1-foot driving dunk (Dennis Schroder assists)	104	84
9:37	RJ Barrett bad pass turnover (Jaylon Tyson steals)	104	84
9:29	Donovan Mitchell misses running layup	104	84
9:28	Donovan Mitchell offensive rebound	104	84
9:28	Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup	106	84
9:28	Raptors Full timeout	106	84
9:28	Keon Ellis enters the game for Jaylon Tyson	106	84
9:28	A.J. Lawson enters the game for RJ Barrett	106	84
9:28	Ja'Kobe Walter enters the game for Jamal Shead	106	84
9:10	A.J. Lawson misses 22-foot three point jumper	106	84
9:08	Keon Ellis defensive rebound	106	84
8:54	Dennis Schroder misses 23-foot three point jumper	106	84
8:48	Sandro Mamukelashvili defensive rebound	106	84
8:40	Scottie Barnes makes 1-foot two point shot (A.J. Lawson assists)	106	86
8:40	Dennis Schroder shooting foul	106	86
8:40	James Harden enters the game for Sam Merrill	106	86
8:40	Scottie Barnes makes free throw 1 of 1	106	87
8:25	Donovan Mitchell makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (James Harden assists)	108	87
8:15	Ja'Kobe Walter makes 24-foot three point jumper (A.J. Lawson assists)	108	90
8:01	Brandon Ingram blocks Donovan Mitchell 's 3-foot driving floating jump shot	108	90
8:01	Raptors defensive team rebound	108	90
8:01	Jarrett Allen enters the game for Evan Mobley	108	90
7:57	Brandon Ingram vs. Donovan Mitchell (Scottie Barnes gains possession)	108	90
7:52	Jarrett Allen shooting foul	108	90
7:52	Scottie Barnes misses free throw 1 of 2	108	90
7:52	Raptors offensive team rebound	108	90
7:52	Dean Wade enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	108	90
7:52	Scottie Barnes makes free throw 2 of 2	108	91
7:38	Dean Wade makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)	111	91
7:19	Keon Ellis personal foul	111	91
7:11	Scottie Barnes makes driving dunk	111	93
6:44	James Harden makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	113	93
6:35	A.J. Lawson makes layup (Scottie Barnes assists)	113	95
6:24	Raptors Full timeout	113	95
6:24	(06:24) [Raptors] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Raptors] retain their timeout	113	95
6:24	James Harden out of bounds lost ball turnover	113	95
6:16	A.J. Lawson offensive foul	113	95
6:16	A.J. Lawson offensive foul turnover	113	95
6:16	Max Strus enters the game for Dennis Schroder	113	95
5:59	Jarrett Allen makes 2-foot dunk (James Harden assists)	115	95
5:51	Scottie Barnes out of bounds bad pass turnover	115	95
5:40	Sandro Mamukelashvili personal foul	115	95
5:40	Collin Murray-Boyles enters the game for Brandon Ingram	115	95
5:40	RJ Barrett enters the game for Sandro Mamukelashvili	115	95
5:27	James Harden makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot	117	95
5:16	Dean Wade shooting foul	117	95
5:16	RJ Barrett makes free throw 1 of 2	117	96
5:16	RJ Barrett makes free throw 2 of 2	117	97
4:57	James Harden back court turnover	117	97
4:57	Sandro Mamukelashvili enters the game for Scottie Barnes	117	97
4:48	RJ Barrett misses driving layup	117	97
4:45	Sandro Mamukelashvili offensive rebound	117	97
4:43	Collin Murray-Boyles makes 1-foot dunk (Ja'Kobe Walter assists)	117	99
4:23	Max Strus makes 29-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	120	99
4:03	Sandro Mamukelashvili misses 25-foot three point jumper	120	99
3:59	Collin Murray-Boyles offensive rebound	120	99
3:58	RJ Barrett makes 26-foot three point jumper (Collin Murray-Boyles assists)	120	102
3:57	Cavaliers Full timeout	120	102
3:57	Evan Mobley enters the game for Keon Ellis	120	102
3:57	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Dean Wade	120	102
3:50	A.J. Lawson personal foul	120	102
3:47	Sandro Mamukelashvili shooting foul	120	102
3:47	Max Strus makes free throw 1 of 2	121	102
3:47	Max Strus makes free throw 2 of 2	122	102
3:29	A.J. Lawson misses driving layup	122	102
3:29	Raptors offensive team rebound	122	102
3:27	Ja'Kobe Walter misses 23-foot three point jumper	122	102
3:23	Sandro Mamukelashvili offensive rebound	122	102
3:18	James Harden shooting foul	122	102
3:18	RJ Barrett misses free throw 1 of 2	122	102
3:18	Raptors offensive team rebound	122	102
3:18	RJ Barrett makes free throw 2 of 2	122	103
2:58	(02:58) [Raptors] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Raptors] retain their timeout	122	103
2:58	Raptors Full timeout	122	103
2:58	Jamison Battle enters the game for RJ Barrett	122	103
2:58	A.J. Lawson blocks James Harden 's 6-foot driving floating jump shot	122	103
2:58	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	122	103
2:50	Donovan Mitchell bad pass turnover (Sandro Mamukelashvili steals)	122	103
2:41	Collin Murray-Boyles makes layup (Ja'Kobe Walter assists)	122	105
2:24	Evan Mobley misses 4-foot two point shot	122	105
2:22	Sandro Mamukelashvili defensive rebound	122	105
2:18	Collin Murray-Boyles makes 1-foot running dunk (Sandro Mamukelashvili assists)	122	107
2:04	Donovan Mitchell makes 1-foot driving dunk	124	107
2:01	Max Strus personal foul	124	107
2:01	Ja'Kobe Walter makes free throw 1 of 2	124	108
2:01	Craig Porter Jr. enters the game for James Harden	124	108
2:01	Keon Ellis enters the game for Max Strus	124	108
2:01	Nae'Qwan Tomlin enters the game for Evan Mobley	124	108
2:01	Larry Nance Jr. enters the game for Jarrett Allen	124	108
2:01	Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	124	108
2:01	Jonathan Mogbo enters the game for Collin Murray-Boyles	124	108
2:01	Gradey Dick enters the game for Sandro Mamukelashvili	124	108
2:01	Ja'Kobe Walter makes free throw 2 of 2	124	109
2:01	Larry Nance Jr. out of bounds bad pass turnover	124	109
2:01	Trayce Jackson-Davis enters the game for Ja'Kobe Walter	124	109
2:01	Trayce Jackson-Davis offensive foul	124	109
2:01	Trayce Jackson-Davis offensive foul turnover	124	109
1:38	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes two point shot	126	109
1:17	Jonathan Mogbo makes 1-foot dunk (A.J. Lawson assists)	126	111
1:02	Nae'Qwan Tomlin offensive foul	126	111
1:02	Nae'Qwan Tomlin offensive foul turnover	126	111
52.9	Nae'Qwan Tomlin shooting foul	126	111
52.9	Trayce Jackson-Davis makes free throw 1 of 2	126	112
52.9	Trayce Jackson-Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	126	113
35.7	Jaylon Tyson misses driving floating jump shot	126	113
33.6	Gradey Dick defensive rebound	126	113
23.6	Jamison Battle misses 23-foot three point jumper	126	113
20.9	Keon Ellis defensive rebound	126	113
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	126	113
0.0	End of Game	126	113

Time, Location & Referees

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Venue

Rocket Arena

Cleveland, OH

Date & Time

5:00 PM, April 18, 2026

Coverage

Prime Video

Attendance

19,432

Referees

Brent Barnaky, Tony Brothers, Sean Corbin, Karl Lane

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	56	26	.683	W2
New York	53	29	.646	L1
Toronto	46	36	.561	W1
Philadelphia	45	37	.549	W2
Brooklyn	20	62	.244	L3

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	60	22	.732	W3
Cleveland	52	30	.634	W1
Milwaukee	32	50	.390	L1
Chicago	31	51	.378	L2
Indiana	19	63	.232	L2

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