Toronto Raptors 113, Cleveland Cavaliers 126 — Recap

April 18, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (playoffs): Toronto Raptors 113, Cleveland Cavaliers 126. Scoring by quarter: Q1 TOR 31-35 CLE; Q2 TOR 23-26 CLE; Q3 TOR 22-36 CLE; Q4 TOR 37-29 CLE.

Top performers (box score): Donovan Mitchell (CLE) 32 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 11-of-20 shooting; Max Strus (CLE) 24 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-10 shooting; RJ Barrett (TOR) 24 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-13 shooting; James Harden (CLE) 22 points, 2 rebounds, 10 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-18 shooting; Scottie Barnes (TOR) 21 points, 1 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-14 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · CLE

Donovan Mitchell

32 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 4 3PM · 11-20 FG

Scoring · CLE

Max Strus

24 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 4 3PM · 8-10 FG

Scoring · TOR

RJ Barrett

24 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST, 3 3PM · 7-13 FG

Season highs

Jamal Shead · Season-high 5 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

📊 Game Flow

TOR 5 largest lead Q1 2:03 (TOR 27, CLE 22) · 9-0 run, Q3 4:20–Q3 3:03

CLE 24 largest lead Q4 11:47 (TOR 76, CLE 100) · 9-0 run, Q3 11:18–Q3 9:32

Swings 6 lead changes Tied 6 times

Ahead for good: Evan Mobley makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (James Harden assists) (Q2 7:41, TOR 39, CLE 41).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
TOR	31	23	22	37		113
CLE	35	26	36	29		126

🧮 How They Scored

TORCLE

36Points in the paint52

3Fast-break points2

10Second-chance points13

24Points off turnovers22

30Bench points40

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

61.3%Effective FG%64.2%

16.4%Turnover %13.8%

13.3%Offensive rebound %23.3%

0.493Free-throw rate0.346

Box Score

Toronto Raptors

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Brandon Ingram F	36	17	2	4	0	1	1	5-9	0-1	7-10	-19
Scottie Barnes G-F	33	21	1	7	0	0	5	6-14	3-4	6-9	-22
RJ Barrett F-G	31	24	2	3	1	0	4	7-13	3-6	7-9	-16
Jamal Shead G	28	17	1	2	0	0	2	6-11	5-6	0-1	-6
Ja'Kobe Walter G	28	7	2	2	0	0	0	2-5	1-4	2-2	-6
Jakob Poeltl C	21	4	6	2	1	2	2	1-2	0-0	2-2	0
Collin Murray-Boyles F	20	14	4	4	0	0	1	7-8	0-1	0-0	-15
Sandro Mamukelashvili F	20	3	8	2	1	0	0	1-3	1-2	0-0	-4
AJ Lawson G	14	2	0	3	0	1	1	1-4	0-2	0-0	+11
Jamison Battle F	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	+6
Trayce Jackson-Davis F	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	2-2	+2
Jonathan Mogbo F	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	+2
Gradey Dick G	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+2

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
James Harden G	33	22	2	10	2	4	8-18	4-7	2-2	+6
Evan Mobley F-C	33	17	7	4	0	2	6-9	1-2	4-6	+12
Donovan Mitchell G	31	32	3	4	2	4	11-20	4-7	6-7	+16
Jarrett Allen C	28	10	7	0	1	0	5-7	0-0	0-2	+8
Max Strus G	24	24	3	0	0	2	8-10	4-6	4-4	+8
Dean Wade F	22	5	3	1	2	0	2-3	1-2	0-0	+20
Sam Merrill G	21	7	4	2	0	0	1-4	1-3	4-4	+10
Keon Ellis G	15	3	3	0	1	0	1-1	1-1	0-1	-5
Jaylon Tyson G-F	14	2	0	1	1	0	0-4	0-2	2-2	-2
Dennis Schroder G	13	2	1	2	0	1	1-4	0-2	0-0	-2
Nae'Qwan Tomlin F	2	2	0	0	0	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	-2
Craig Porter G	2	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-2
Larry Nance Jr. F	2	0	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	-2

🔬 Advanced Stats

Toronto RaptorsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
RJ Barrett	Starter	31	24	70.8	30.4	-23.3	12.5
Scottie Barnes	Starter	33	21	58.5	34.8	-30.1	8.4
Brandon Ingram	Starter	36	17	63.4	19.2	-25.0	8.1
Jamal Shead	Starter	28	17	74.3	21.7	-4.2	7.1
Jakob Poeltl	Starter	21	4	69.4	10.9	-2.5	11.6
Collin Murray-Boyles	Bench	20	14	87.5	18.8	-35.7	21.2
Ja'Kobe Walter	Bench	28	7	59.5	9.2	-10.2	7.2
Sandro Mamukelashvili	Bench	20	3	50.0	6.1	-6.4	7.1
AJ Lawson	Bench	14	2	25.0	14.3	+34.7	-6.3
Trayce Jackson-Davis	Bench	02	2	113.6	50.0	+50.0	0.0
Jonathan Mogbo	Bench	02	2	100.0	25.0	+60.0	200.0
Garrett Temple	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Gradey Dick	Bench	02	0	0.0	0.0	+60.0	100.0
Jamison Battle	Bench	03	0	0.0	14.3	+92.9	-10.0

Cleveland CavaliersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Donovan Mitchell	Starter	31	32	69.3	36.0	+22.9	19.2
James Harden	Starter	33	22	58.3	29.1	+5.3	14.7
Evan Mobley	Starter	33	17	73.0	17.5	+13.9	12.9
Jarrett Allen	Starter	28	10	63.5	12.1	+16.4	8.7
Dean Wade	Starter	22	5	83.3	5.7	+46.7	7.1
Max Strus	Bench	24	24	102.0	24.6	+15.4	15.5
Sam Merrill	Bench	21	7	60.8	11.8	+24.6	10.5
Keon Ellis	Bench	15	3	104.2	3.0	-16.7	13.2
Dennis Schroder	Bench	13	2	25.0	17.2	-8.0	-8.5
Jaylon Tyson	Bench	14	2	20.5	14.3	-14.2	-9.4
Nae'Qwan Tomlin	Bench	02	2	100.0	40.0	-60.0	-100.0
Larry Nance Jr.	Bench	02	0	0.0	20.0	-60.0	-100.0
Craig Porter	Bench	02	0	0.0	0.0	-60.0	0.0
Tyrese Proctor	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0