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Cleveland Cavaliers at Toronto Raptors

· East 1st Round - Game 4
52-30, 25-16 Away

vs

46-36, 24-17 Home

Cleveland takes 2-1 lead into game 4 against Toronto

Cleveland Cavaliers (52-30, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (46-36, fifth in the Eastern Conference)

Toronto; Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT

LINE: Cavaliers -3.5; over/under is 220.5

EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Cavaliers lead series 2-1

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Cavaliers visit the Toronto Raptors in the Eastern Conference first round with a 2-1 lead in the series. The Raptors won the last meeting 126-104 on Friday, led by 33 points from Scottie Barnes. James Harden led the Cavaliers with 18.

The Raptors are 33-19 in conference matchups. Toronto has a 7-4 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Cavaliers are 33-19 in Eastern Conference play. Cleveland averages 119.5 points while outscoring opponents by 4.1 points per game.

The Raptors are shooting 48.2% from the field this season, 1.8 percentage points higher than the 46.4% the Cavaliers allow to opponents. The Cavaliers average 14.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.8 more made shots on average than the 12.5 per game the Raptors give up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Barnes is averaging 18.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 1.5 blocks for the Raptors. RJ Barrett is averaging 20.3 points and 3.4 assists over the last 10 games.

Harden is averaging 23.6 points and eight assists for the Cavaliers. Donovan Mitchell is averaging 18.1 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Raptors: 5-5, averaging 116.8 points, 38.9 rebounds, 29.4 assists, 8.1 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 52.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.1 points per game.

Cavaliers: 7-3, averaging 118.9 points, 42.5 rebounds, 26.3 assists, 8.3 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 50.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.3 points.

INJURIES

: Raptors: Immanuel Quickley: out (hamstring).

Cavaliers: None listed.

Regular Season Series

TOR wins series 3-0

Matchup Prediction

Raptors: 56.5%
Cavaliers: 43.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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L1 Streak W1
114.7 Points Against 115.0
2-1 Last Ten Games 1-2
119.5 Points Per Game 114.6
48 Field Goal % 48
36 Three Point % 35
44.4 Rebounds Per Game 42.1
28.3 Assists Per Game 29.5
5.0 Blocks Per Game 4.8
8.5 Steals Per Game 8.8
0.7 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.8
14.0 Total Turnovers Per Game 13.7
Toronto Raptors Toronto Raptors Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
A.J. Lawson, G Day-To-Day Apr 25
Immanuel Quickley, G Out Apr 24
Chucky Hepburn, G Out Apr 11
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Cavaliers Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ ATL L 124-102
vs WSH W 130-117
vs TOR W 126-113
vs TOR W 115-105
@ TOR L 126-104

Raptors Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ NY L 112-95
vs BKN W 136-101
@ CLE L 126-113
@ CLE L 115-105
vs CLE W 126-104

Game Information

Scotiabank Arena

Location: Toronto, ON
Capacity:

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 60 22 .732 - W3
Cleveland 52 30 .634 8 W1
Milwaukee 32 50 .390 28 L1
Chicago 31 51 .378 29 L2
Indiana 19 63 .232 41 L2

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 56 26 .683 - W2
New York 53 29 .646 3 L1
Toronto 46 36 .561 10 W1
Philadelphia 45 37 .549 11 W2
Brooklyn 20 62 .244 36 L3
Full Standings

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