Barnes, Ingram help Raptors past Cavaliers 93-89 - BERITAJA

TORONTO – Brandon Ingram and Scottie Barnes had 23 points apiece arsenic the Toronto Raptors withstood a precocious complaint by the Cleveland Cavaliers for a 93-89 triumph connected Sunday successful Game 4 of their playoff series.

The best-of-seven bid is tied 2-2 pinch Game 5 successful Cleveland connected Wednesday. Game 6 will beryllium backmost astatine Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena connected Friday.

Barnes had 9 rebounds and six assists arsenic the Raptors overcame a woeful shooting performance, only making 31 of 97 (32 per cent) section goals and 4 of 30 (13.3 per cent) three-point attempts. Ingram had six rebounds and was responsible for 3 of Toronto’s three-pointers.

R.J. Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., had 18 points and 8 rebounds for his hometown team, while rookie centre Collin Murray-Boyles had a double-double disconnected the chair pinch 15 points and 10 boards.

Donovan Mitchell had 20 points, including 12 successful the 4th quarter, to lead the Cavaliers’ precocious rally. He had six rebounds and his 4 three-pointers matched Toronto’s full output from beyond the arc.

James Harden added 19 points pinch 18 assists for the Cavs.

After businesslike shooting carried Toronto to its 126-104 triumph complete the Cavaliers successful Thursday’s Game 3, the Raptors were crystal acold to commencement Sunday’s matinee. Toronto was 7 for 26 (26.9 per cent) connected field-goal attempts successful the first quarter, including missing each 11 three-pointers, to autumn down 17-14.

Barrett deed the Raptors’ first 3 of the crippled 3:29 into the 2nd quarter, improving Toronto’s shooting from beyond the arc to 1 for 15 (6.7 per cent) up to that point.

Ingram drilled a three-pointer arsenic clip expired successful the second, his 2nd 3 of the quarter, arsenic the Raptors took a 38-36 lead heading into intermission. Toronto outscored the Cavaliers 24-19 successful the 2nd to erase a nine-point lead.

A 9-2 tally to adjacent retired the 3rd gave the Raptors a 60-58 lead contempt different 4th without making a three. Toronto missed each 7 of its three-point attempts successful the period, to driblet to 3 for 27 (11.1 per cent) from beyond the arc successful the game.

Mitchell drained a three-pointer pinch 6:57 near successful the crippled to necktie it up 74-74 for the Cavs. It was his 3rd three-pointer of the day, matching the output of the full Raptors’ roster up to that point.

Although Toronto caput coach Darko Rajakovic instantly called a timeout, it did thing to slow Cleveland’s offence.

The Cavaliers reeled disconnected a 13-2 tally to return an eight-point lead, pinch Mitchell responsible for 10 of those points.

Ingram brought the sold-out Scotiabank Arena crowd to its feet erstwhile he made a three-pointer — his 3rd of the crippled and Toronto’s 4th — pinch 2:36 near to play to trim Cleveland’s lead to two. Sam Merrill answered correct backmost pinch a 3 of his own, however, to make it 87-82 for the visitors.

After Harden fouled Ingram successful three-point range, the Raptors all-star sank 2 of 3 free throws. Barrett made a five-foot section extremity connected the adjacent possession to make it 87-86 pinch 48.8 seconds near connected the clock.

Barnes was the adjacent Toronto subordinate to get fouled, making some of his free throws to springiness the Raptors an 88-87 lead pinch 34.6 near to play.

Mitchell drove to the nett connected the ensuing possession but missed his layup and Merrill couldn’t corral the rebound, pinch Ingram grabbing it instead, sidesplitting 13 seconds disconnected the clock.

With Cleveland fouling to effort and summation possession, Barnes deed 2 free throws, followed by Barrett making one. Merrill added a precocious section extremity earlier Barnes sank 2 much free throws for the last score.

This study by BERITAJA was first published April 26, 2026.