Cleveland Cavaliers – Toronto Raptors · NBA

Win probability changed during the game. · 1 May 2026

CLE110–112TOR

Is it worth watching?

Highly recommended

It was more exciting than 90% of NBA games since 2017

· It was still open in the final minutes
· The win probability swung between the two teams 34 times

It measures how much the win probability moved during the game —without looking at who won or at the score— and compares it with the 10,950 NBA games with a curve since 2017. “Highly recommended” is the most intense 20%, “recommended” runs from 50% to 80%, and “skippable” is the rest. Source: ESPN.

↑ TOR winsCLE wins ↓

Home team's win probability across the game (source: ESPN). The band rises when TOR leads and falls when CLE does.

This is how the game was decided.

Scottie Barnes decided it, the Toronto Raptors player with the most points (25, with 7 rebounds and 14 assists; +2 with him on the floor); the winner's best plus-minus was RJ Barrett's (+9). The criterion: the winner's points in the box score; plus-minus says who was on the floor when the game opened up.

The game-winner in Toronto Raptors 112-110 Cleveland Cavaliers (May 1, 2026) was hit by RJ Barrett: a three-pointer with 1.2 s left in overtime, putting the Toronto Raptors up 112-110. They never trailed again.

The biggest run of Toronto Raptors 112-110 Cleveland Cavaliers (May 1, 2026) was a 10-0 run by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the fourth quarter (from 7:57 to 5:48), from 85-96 to 95-96. The Toronto Raptors' best was a 9-0 run between the first quarter and the second quarter, from 28-32 to 37-32.

With 26 points, this is Evan Mobley's highest-scoring game of the 2025‑26 playoffs.

▸See where these figures come from

Play: RJ Barrett makes 29-foot three pointer (Scottie Barnes assists).

I count as the game-winner the basket that puts the winning team ahead for good. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

A run here is consecutive points by one team without the opponent scoring. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

Source: the game's official box score and play-by-play.

It is compared by points with all his official NBA box scores in that scope; it is the same criterion the Analyst uses.

RJ Barrett decided this game: his points put his team ahead with 1.2 seconds left in overtime 1, and the opponent never led again.

It is one of the 2 games he has decided this way in the NBA since the 2002-03 season.

His profile shows the games Barrett decided

▸See where these figures come from

A game is decided by the last basket that puts a team ahead in the final ten seconds of the fourth quarter or of an overtime, if that team wins.

1 May 2026 · The source is the ESPN play-by-play, play espn:401869381:759; the date is the one on the NBA box score.

Rotations · who was on the floor

Closing lineup · CLE

Harden · Mobley · Mitchell · Strus · Wade

Closing lineup · TOR

Barnes · Walter · Barrett · Shead · Murray-Boyles

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1

CLE

James Harden

44′ · +11

Evan Mobley

41′ · -3

Donovan Mitchell

41′ · -4

Jarrett Allen

34′ · +8

Max Strus

20′ · -4

Dean Wade

28′ · +10

Sam Merrill

18′ · -6

Dennis Schroder

16′ · -9

Jaylon Tyson

16′ · -6

Thomas Bryant

7′ · -7

TOR

Scottie Barnes

48′ · +2

Ja'Kobe Walter

43′ · -6

RJ Barrett

43′ · +9

Jamal Shead

33′ · +6

Jakob Poeltl

22′ · 0

Collin Murray-Boyles

40′ · +2

Jamison Battle

11′ · -6

Sandro Mamukelashvili

14′ · +4

A.J. Lawson

10′ · -1

Each bar is a stint on the floor (source: NBA). The number is minutes played and the team's +/− with him on the court. CLE and TOR.

These lineups played the most minutes together.

Cleveland Cavaliers

Mitchell, Allen, Wade, Mobley, and Harden played 13.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 7 points.
Mitchell, Allen, Strus, Mobley, and Harden played 10.0 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Mitchell, Allen, Mobley, Harden, and Schroder played 3.5 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.

Toronto Raptors

Barrett, Barnes, Walter, Shead, and Murray-Boyles played 14.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 8 points.
Poeltl, Barrett, Barnes, Walter, and Shead played 6.5 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Barrett, Barnes, Mamukelashvili, Lawson, and Murray-Boyles played 3.6 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.

▸See every lineup of the game

Cleveland Cavaliers

Mitchell, Wade, Merrill, Mobley, and Schroder played 3.5 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 6 points.
Allen, Strus, Wade, Merrill, and Harden played 2.9 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.
Mitchell, Bryant, Wade, Tyson, and Schroder played 2.8 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Mitchell, Bryant, Mobley, Tyson, and Harden played 2.2 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Allen, Wade, Merrill, Tyson, and Harden played 2.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.
Mitchell, Strus, Merrill, Mobley, and Harden played 2.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Mitchell, Bryant, Mobley, Tyson, and Schroder played 1.6 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 5 points.
Strus, Merrill, Mobley, Tyson, and Harden played 1.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Merrill, Mobley, Tyson, Harden, and Schroder played 1.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.
Strus, Merrill, Mobley, Harden, and Schroder played 1.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Allen, Strus, Wade, Tyson, and Harden played 1.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Mitchell, Wade, Merrill, Tyson, and Schroder played 1.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.

Toronto Raptors

Barrett, Barnes, Walter, Battle, and Murray-Boyles played 3.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Barrett, Walter, Shead, Battle, and Murray-Boyles played 2.6 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Poeltl, Barrett, Lawson, Walter, and Murray-Boyles played 2.4 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Poeltl, Barrett, Barnes, Walter, and Murray-Boyles played 2.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Poeltl, Barrett, Barnes, Lawson, and Shead played 2.3 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Poeltl, Barnes, Walter, Battle, and Murray-Boyles played 2.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Poeltl, Barnes, Mamukelashvili, Walter, and Battle played 2.1 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Barrett, Barnes, Mamukelashvili, Walter, and Murray-Boyles played 2.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Barnes, Mamukelashvili, Walter, Shead, and Murray-Boyles played 1.8 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Barnes, Mamukelashvili, Lawson, Walter, and Murray-Boyles played 1.6 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Poeltl, Barrett, Barnes, Mamukelashvili, and Shead played 1.6 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 5 points.
Poeltl, Barrett, Barnes, Shead, and Murray-Boyles played 1.5 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Barnes, Walter, Shead, Battle, and Murray-Boyles played 1.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Barrett, Barnes, Mamukelashvili, Shead, and Murray-Boyles played 1.0 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.

▸See where these figures come from

The lineups come from the NBA's official rotation: who was on the floor and when. Each lineup's plus-minus is worked out from every player's stints and is only shown when they all add up with each other and with the final score.

Scottie Barnes covered 5.55 km, more than anyone in the game.

Scottie Barnes touched the ball 100 times, a game high.
Scottie Barnes made 69 passes, a game high.
Collin Murray-Boyles defended 8 shots at the rim, a game high, and opponents made 7.
Evan Mobley had 20 rebound chances, a game high.

▸See what was measured for each player

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Evan Mobley	5.02	6.8	78	55
Donovan Mitchell	4.60	6.3	66	31
James Harden	4.41	5.6	83	61
Jarrett Allen	3.86	6.4	27	16
Dean Wade	3.48	6.9	30	22
Max Strus	2.53	7.3	35	27
Sam Merrill	2.43	7.7	22	15
Jaylon Tyson	2.22	7.7	33	25
Dennis Schröder	2.08	7.2	38	25
Thomas Bryant	0.92	6.9	8	7

Toronto Raptors

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Scottie Barnes	5.55	6.5	100	69
Ja'Kobe Walter	5.29	6.9	45	29
RJ Barrett	5.00	6.5	86	57
Collin Murray-Boyles	4.88	6.8	59	42
Jamal Shead	3.78	6.4	63

How far does Scottie Barnes run per game?

The figures come from the NBA's optical tracking (NBA.com) for this game; speed is each player's average while on the floor.

Who guarded whom

Dean Wade guarded Scottie Barnes for 6.3 minutes, over 28 possessions.
In that time, Scottie Barnes scored 6 points and made 3 of 4 shots.
Scottie Barnes guarded Donovan Mitchell for 6.3 minutes, over 22 possessions.
In that time, Donovan Mitchell scored 0 points and made 0 of 4 shots.
Donovan Mitchell guarded Ja'Kobe Walter for 5.9 minutes, over 26 possessions.
In that time, Ja'Kobe Walter scored 5 points and made 1 of 2 shots.

▸See all 32 matchups of two minutes or more

Cleveland Cavaliers defending

Defender	Attacker	Min	Poss	Pts (FG)
Wade	Barnes	6.3	28	6 (3/4)
Mitchell	Walter	5.9	26	5 (1/2)
Allen	Murray-Boyles	5.0	20	2 (1/3)
Mobley	Barrett	4.7	22	8 (3/5)
Harden	Barnes	4.0	22	3 (1/2)
Harden	Shead	3.8	17	0 (0/1)
Mobley	Murray-Boyles	3.0	15	5 (1/1)
Allen	Poeltl	2.9	13	0 (0/2)
Harden	Murray-Boyles	2.4	17	6 (2/2)
Mitchell	Shead	2.4	11	3 (1/2)
Strus	Barrett	2.2	10	0 (0/1)
Mobley	Poeltl	2.1	13	0 (0/0)
Mitchell	Barnes	2.0	11	2 (0/2)
Harden	Barrett	2.0	9	3 (1/3)

Toronto Raptors defending

Defender	Attacker	Min	Poss	Pts (FG)
Barnes	Mitchell	6.3	22	0 (0/4)
Barrett	Allen	5.5	19	3 (1/3)
Barnes	Harden	4.6	20	0 (0/1)
Poeltl	Mobley	4.5	21	10 (3/5)
Murray-Boyles	Mobley	4.5	18	8 (4/4)

Matchups come from the NBA's tracking (NBA.com) for this game: how long each defender guarded each attacker and what the attacker produced in that time. Only matchups of two minutes or more are shown.

Who stood out on defense during the season

These figures cover the whole 2025-26 regular season, not this game.

Cleveland Cavaliers

Evan Mobley contested 10.3 shots per game over his 65 games.
He ranks 3 of 399 in the league.
Jarrett Allen contested 8.0 shots per game over his 56 games.
He ranks 20 of 399 in the league.
Dennis Schröder drew 0.10 charges per game over his 68 games.
He ranks 29 of 399 in the league.

Toronto Raptors

Scottie Barnes deflected 3.2 passes per game over his 80 games.
He ranks 18 of 399 in the league.
Collin Murray-Boyles deflected 2.7 passes per game over his 57 games.
He ranks 38 of 399 in the league.
Ja'Kobe Walter drew 0.07 charges per game over his 72 games.
He ranks 47 of 399 in the league.

Hustle figures come from the hustle stats the NBA publishes (NBA.com) and rim defense comes from its tracking; both cover the regular season. For each player in this game we show the figure that ranks him highest in the league, and for each team, the three best ranked. Ranks count players with at least 30 games and, at the rim, at least 4 defended shots per game.

The Toronto Raptors have won 58 of their 133 games against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

58-75record of the Toronto Raptors · NBA 1995-96 – 2025-26, regular season and playoffs

3-0in 2025-26

See the full head-to-head in the Analyst

See where it comes from

Official NBA box scores, regular season and playoffs, 1995-96 – 2025-26. It counts every game between the two teams that the house holds, this one included.

SportiveWorld knows much more about this game

Game context

Attendance

19.919

100.6% of capacity

Scotiabank Arena · Toronto

Series

Game 6

First round

CLE 4-3

Scoring

222

combined points

6.1 above the season average (215.9)