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05/01 21:43 CDT Barrett hits winning 3-pointer in OT as Raptors force Game 7,
beat Cavaliers 112-100
Barrett hits winning 3-pointer in OT as Raptors force Game 7, beat Cavaliers
112-100
By IAN HARRISON
Associated Press
TORONTO (AP) --- RJ Barrett hit a 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds remaining in
overtime and the Toronto Raptors pushed their Eastern Conference first-round
playoff series to a seventh game by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 112-110 on
Friday night.
Evan Mobley had a chance to win it for Cleveland but his 3-pointer bounced off
the front of the rim.
Scottie Barnes had 25 points and 14 assists, Barrett and Ja'Kobe Walter both
scored 24 points and Collin Murray-Boyles added 17 as Toronto held on after
blowing an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter.
Game 7 is in Cleveland on Sunday. The home team has won all six games so far in
the series.
Mobley had 26 points and 14 rebounds, Donovan Mitchell scored 24 points and
James Harden had 16 for the Cavaliers. Jarrett Allen scored 14 points and Dean
Wade had 10.
Harden shot 5 for 14 and went 1 for 4 from 3-point range. He finished with nine
rebounds and nine assists, but also made four turnovers.
Cleveland finished with 18 turnovers, leading to 25 points for Toronto.
The Raptors also held a big edge in fast-break points, outscoring the Cavaliers
20-6.
Barnes had 14 points and 10 assists by halftime, making him the eighth NBA
player since 1997 with 14 or more points and 10 or more assists in one half of
a playoff game.
Raptors forward Brandon Ingram did not play because of a sore right heel.
Ingram left in the second quarter of Wednesday's 125-120 loss at Cleveland.
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