Cavaliers vs Raptors — NBA, Apr 23, 2026

The Raptors beat the Cavaliers 126–104 at home on Apr 23, 2026.

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Cleveland Cavaliers

52-30 · 25-16 on the road

104

Toronto Raptors

46-36 · 24-17 at home

126

Line scoreHistory

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
CLE	25	29	27	23	104
TOR	31	23	29	43	126

Top performersHistory

Cleveland Cavaliers

James HardenG
18 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast
5-13 FG
3-10 3PT
Evan MobleyC
15 pts · 6 reb · 7 ast
4-13 FG
0-4 3PT
Max StrusG
15 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
5-10 FG
4-8 3PT

Toronto Raptors

Scottie BarnesF
33 pts · 5 reb · 11 ast · Double-double
11-17 FG
3-5 3PT
RJ BarrettF
33 pts · 5 reb · 5 ast
12-19 FG
6-8 3PT
Collin Murray-BoylesF
22 pts · 8 reb · 2 ast
11-15 FG

Box scoreHistory

every player

CLE	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
James Harden	33	18	4	4	0	0	8	5-13	3-10	5-6	-17
Donovan Mitchell	33	15	5	3	0	0	3	7-16	1-7	0-0	-14
Evan Mobley	33	15	6	7	2	1	2	4-13	0-4	7-8	-20
Jarrett Allen	26	12	4	1	2	3	1	5-7	0-0	2-2	-22
Dean Wade	22	5	5	0	1	0	0	2-5	1-4	0-2	-10
Max Strus	26	15	6	3	1	0	2	5-10	4-8	1-2	-16
Sam Merrill	18	3	3	0	0	0	0	1-2	1-2	0-0	-5
Jaylon Tyson	16	13	2	4	1	0	0	5-9	3-6	0-0	+1
Keon Ellis	15	0	4	0	0	1	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	+1
Dennis Schroder	5	3	1	0	0	0	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	-8
Thomas Bryant	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	1-2	0-1	1-1	0
Tyrese Proctor	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	2-2	0
Larry Nance Jr.	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Craig Porter Jr.	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0
Nae'Qwan Tomlin	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0
Totals		104	42	23	7	6	20	36-81	14-45	18-23

TOR	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
RJ Barrett	39	33	5	5	2	1	2	12-19	6-8	3-7	+24
Scottie Barnes	35	33	5	11	1	1	1	11-17	3-5	8-10	+23
Brandon Ingram	29	12	3	2	2	0	2	5-9	1-2	1-2	+15
Ja'Kobe Walter	26	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-6	0-3	0-0	+6
Jakob Poeltl	18	8	6	2	0	1	0	4-6	0-0	0-0	+4
Jamal Shead	30	2	1	5	5	0	3	1-3	0-1	0-0	+12
Collin Murray-Boyles	28	22	8	2	1	1	2	11-15	0-0	0-0	+21
Jamison Battle	16	14	2	0	0	0	0	5-5	4-4	0-0	+20
Sandro Mamukelashvili	11	0	2	1	0	0	1	0-3	0-0	0-2	0
Jonathan Mogbo	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	-3
Garrett Temple	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	-3
A.J. Lawson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	-3
Trayce Jackson-Davis	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	-3
Gradey Dick	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-3
Totals		126	35	29	11	4	11	50-87	14-23	12-21

Starters first, then by minutes. +/- is the team's point margin while he was on the floor.

Team statsHistory

CLETOR

44.4%

Field goals

57.5%

31.1%

Three-pointers

60.9%

78.3%

Free throws

57.1%

Rebounds

Offensive rebounds

Assists

Turnovers

Steals

Blocks

Points in the paint

Fast-break points

Fouls

This game's box score totals; green marks the better side (fewer turnovers and fouls are better).

Shot mapHistory

Team	Made	FG%	3PT
CLE	36-81	44%	14-45 31%
TOR	50-87	57%	14-23 61%

made
missed

From charted shot locations; free throws have none. Both teams are drawn at one basket. Made and FG% follow the shot type chosen above; 3PT is always the threes. 1 heave from beyond half court is left off the map. Descriptive history of this game.

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Going into the game · matchup numbers, form, rest

Offense vs defense: the four factorsHistory

ranks betterranks worseStronger6+ places apartleague middleLonger bar = better rank of 30 (#1 = best)

CLE offensevsTOR defense

CLE offense ranks better in 3 of 4 matchups (2 by a clear margin) · TOR defense in 1

Shooting · effective FG%

56.1%

#5slight

54.0%

Turnovers · per 100 plays

12.2%

14.3%

slight#4

Offensive rebounding %

26.9%

#9Stronger

26.0%

#19

Free throw rate

20.6%

#16Stronger

22.2%

#25

TOR offensevsCLE defense

TOR offense ranks better in 1 of 4 matchups · CLE defense in 2 · 1 even

Shooting · effective FG%

54.6%

#16

54.3%

slight#15

Turnovers · per 100 plays

12.2%

#8slight

13.1%

#11

Offensive rebounding %

25.5%

#16

25.6%

slight#12

Free throw rate· even

20.4%

#17

20.9%

#17

Season box-score numbers; ranks of 30 teams. A defense ranks well for allowing less and forcing more turnovers.

Key numbers and mismatchesHistory

CLETOR

+4.0 9thNet rating11th +2.8

116.1 5thOffensive rating15th 112.9

112.1 15thDefensive rating6th 110.1

103.0 14thPace21st 101.6

Expected pace: about 102 possessions a team (the two teams' average). Rank among 30 teams, 1st = best.

Where one side has the better of it

CLE 2-point shooting
CLE offense 57.8% (2nd) vs TOR defense allowing 55.1% (14th)
+12 spots
CLE offensive rebounding
CLE offense 26.9% (9th) vs TOR defense allowing 26.0% (19th)
+10 spots
CLE getting to the line
CLE offense 20.6% (16th) vs TOR defense allowing 22.2% (25th)
+9 spots
TOR 3-point shooting
TOR offense 35.4% (21st) vs CLE defense allowing 37.2% (26th)
+5 spots

ContextHistory

last 10 days

CLE

TOR

2 days rest

TOR

CLE

2 days rest

homeroadday offthis gameFrom the schedule; travel distance is not tracked.

Crew chiefPat Fraher · also working Courtney Kirkland, Josh Tiven, Mark Lindsay

His recent games

Personal fouls

per game, both teams

41.6

above the league average (39.8, +4.7%)

Free-throw attempts

per game, both teams

51.1

above the league average (47.0, +8.7%)

Possessions

per team per game

102.4

in line with the league average (102.5)

Counts per game across his last 60 games next to the league's over the same dates (bar: 90% range, dot: his average, line: the league's). History, not a forecast.

CLE · last 10

52-30 · 2 days rest

Apr 20 vs TORW 115–105
Apr 18 vs TORW 126–113
Apr 12 vs WASW 130–117
Apr 10 @ ATLL 102–124
Apr 8 vs ATLW 122–116
Apr 6 @ MEMW 142–126
Apr 5 vs INDW 117–108
Apr 2 @ GSWW 118–111
Mar 31 @ LALL 113–127
Mar 30 @ UTAW 122–113

8-2 in these

TOR · last 10

46-36 · 2 days rest

Apr 20 @ CLEL 105–115
Apr 18 @ CLEL 113–126
Apr 12 vs BKNW 136–101
Apr 10 @ NYKL 95–112
Apr 9 vs MIAW 128–114
Apr 7 vs MIAW 121–95
Apr 5 @ BOSL 101–115
Apr 3 @ MEMW 128–96
Apr 1 vs SACL 115–123
Mar 31 @ DETL 116–127

4-6 in these

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CLE rotation · last 15 games

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast
James Harden	34.8	21.2	4.4	7.5
Donovan Mitchell	33.9	26.0	4.7	4.9
Evan Mobley	30.5	19.0	10.3	3.5
Sam Merrill	29.1	13.1	3.4	2.9
Keon Ellis	25.8	8.6	2.6	1.6
Max Strus	24.0	11.2	5.4	2.0
Jarrett Allen	23.0	16.2	8.8	0.6
Dean Wade	21.7	5.9	3.9	1.3

TOR rotation · last 15 games

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast
Brandon Ingram	31.9	19.2	5.3	3.3
RJ Barrett	30.3	20.2	4.6	3.4
Scottie Barnes	30.0	15.7	5.9	8.4
Ja'Kobe Walter	26.6	11.7	3.5	1.7
Jamal Shead	25.1	6.3	0.9	6.8
Immanuel Quickley	24.0	9.0	3.0	4.8
Jakob Poeltl	23.2	12.1	5.5	1.9
Sandro Mamukelashvili	21.7	12.9	5.1	2.1

Team rankings (2025–26)History

CLE offenseper gameTOR defense

Effective FG%

5th56.1%

54.0%8th

Turnover %

9th12.2%

14.3%4th

Offensive rebound %

9th26.9%

26.0%19th

Free throw rate

16th20.6%

22.2%25th

Points

4th119.5

111.89th

Field goal %

8th48.2%

46.7%11th

2-point %

2nd57.8%

55.1%14th

3-point %

13th36.0%

34.9%4th

Free throw %

19th77.6%

79.3%23rd

Rebounds

11th44.4

42.910th

Rank among 30 teams, 1st = best; a longer bar is a better rank. A defense ranks well for allowing less: lower shooting percentages, fewer points and rebounds, more turnovers forced.

Shot typesHistory

2025–26 · points a game by shot type · rank 1 = the most in the league · the tick on each bar is the league average

CLE offense vs TOR defense

TypeCLE scoresTOR allows

Spot-up jumpers

24.1#15

22.7#24

Transition

17.6#20

15.3#29

Free throws

18.9#14

19.1#10

Drives & floatersMatch

20.6#4

19.5#6

Pull-ups & step-backs

13.3#12

13.7#10

Putbacks

8.0#22

7.9#23

Cuts & lobs

6.9#6

6.1#17

Post-ups & turnarounds

3.9#22

4.3#26

Other at the rimMatch

3.1#2

2.4#9

TOR offense vs CLE defense

TypeTOR scoresCLE allows

Spot-up jumpers

22.8#18

25.6#6

Transition

21.8#4

18.6#20

Free throws

18.1#16

18.5#15

Drives & floaters

15.8#29

16.4#26

Pull-ups & step-backs

8.7#29

13.2#14

Putbacks

8.3#17

7.7#25

Cuts & lobs

7.9#3

5.6#23

Post-ups & turnaroundsMatch

6.8#4

5.8#2

Other at the rim

3.0#3

2.1#23

From play-by-play: transition = the first shot within 7 seconds of a defensive rebound, turnover or opponent score; putback = within 3 seconds of the team's own offensive rebound; the rest by the shot label (spot-up = the plain jump shot). Free throws from the box score. Hover a number for the league average. An approximation of play types, not tracking data.

Scoring by quarter and halfHistory

per game, last 17 games · the tick is the league's average team

CLEForAgainst

25.5

27.8

26.5

26.9

28.9

26.7

24.7

27.6

1st half

51.9

54.6

2nd half

54.9

56.2

Game

106.9

110.9

49% of CLE's points come in the first half, 50% for the average team.

TORForAgainst

27.4

26.1

29.2

26.1

29.2

30.3

29.6

26.5

1st half

56.5

52.2

2nd half

59.3

57.2

Game

115.8

109.4

49% of TOR's points come in the first half, 50% for the average team.

Average points per game in each period, from box scores, over a team's last 17 games; overtime is pooled into the second half and the game. History, not a forecast: a team that leads late plays differently than one that trails, and a small window swings.

SeriesHistory

10 meetings

CLE 4series6 TOR

Last 10CTCTTCCTTT

Avg total

221.5

combined points

Avg margin

TOR 2.3

per meeting

Biggest win

TOR +22

Apr 23, 2026

Last meeting

CLE won

May 3, 2026

Every meetingHistory

2026CLE 4-3 TOR

Date	Road	Home	Winner	Margin
May 3, 2026	TOR 102	CLE 114	CLE+12	+12
May 1, 2026	CLE 110	TOR 112	TOR+2	+2
Apr 29, 2026	TOR 120	CLE 125	CLE+5	+5
Apr 26, 2026	CLE 89	TOR 93	TOR+4	+4
Apr 23, 2026	CLE 104	TOR 126	TOR+22	+22
Apr 20, 2026	TOR 105	CLE 115	CLE+10	+10
Apr 18, 2026	TOR 113	CLE 126	CLE+13	+13

2025CLE 0-3 TOR

Date	Road	Home	Winner	Margin
Nov 24, 2025	CLE 99	TOR 110	TOR+11	+11
Nov 13, 2025	TOR 126	CLE 113	TOR+13	+13
Oct 31, 2025	TOR 112	CLE 101	TOR+11	+11

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