{"id":167840,"date":"2026-05-02T15:34:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T19:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/queonnda.com\/raptors-win-on-a-buzzer-beater-to-take-series-to-game-7\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T15:41:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T19:41:25","slug":"raptors-win-on-a-buzzer-beater-to-take-series-to-game-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/queonnda.com\/en\/raptors-win-on-a-buzzer-beater-to-take-series-to-game-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Raptors win on a buzzer-beater to take series to Game 7"},"content":{"rendered":"
In a heart-stopping game in which the Raptors had their season on the line, the Toronto team pulled out a 112-110 last-second overtime victory in Game 6 of the playoffs over the Cavaliers on Friday night on a three-pointer by RJ Barrett.<\/p>\n
The playoffs are tied 3-3 and will now be decided in Game 7 to be played next Sunday in Cleveland. The hero of the night was RJ Barrett, who scored a dream three-pointer (where the ball bounced off the rim, soared over the backboard and fell into the basket) with one second left in the game to give the Raptors a 112-110 lead.<\/p>\n
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Barrett makes history as Barnes leads another heroic night<\/h2>\nPHOTO: Toronto Raptors Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Barrett is the first player since the 1997-98 season to score a game-winning shot with less than two seconds left in overtime to prevent his team’s elimination.<\/p>\n
But it was once again Scottie Barnes who carried his team for much of the game.<\/p>\n
The forward had a double-double with a team-high 25 points and 14 assists.<\/p>\n
He also grabbed 7 rebounds and had three blocks.<\/p>\n
Barnes’ 14 assists tied Chris Childs’ 2002 record for most assists by a Raptors player in a postseason game.<\/p>\n
Also outstanding for the Raptors were Ja’Kobe Walter, with 24 points, and rookie Collin Murray-Boyles.<\/p>\n
In addition to scoring 17 points, he successfully defended James Harden for much of the game (Filed under: Raptors vs Cavaliers).<\/p>\n
Cavs react, but Raptors hold their own<\/h2>\nPHOTO: Toronto Raptors Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
For the Cavs, Evan Mobley signed a double-double with 26 points, the game’s top scorer, and 14 rebounds.<\/p>\n
While Donovan Mitchell, who had a great second half, scored 24 points.<\/p>\n
Harden, meanwhile, finished with 16 points and 9 assists.<\/p>\n
The Raptors, who led by as many as 15 points, dominated much of the game.<\/p>\n
Until the last quarter, when Barnes’ physical effort and the accumulation of personal injuries allowed the Cavaliers to erase the home team’s advantage.<\/p>\n
The game opened with the Raptors squeezing the Cavaliers all over the court.<\/p>\n
But the hurried pressure left gaps that the visitors took advantage of to get up to six points on the scoreboard.<\/p>\n
In addition, the Toronto team quickly loaded up on personnel.<\/p>\n
In the second quarter, the Raptors, more settled both on defense and offense, began to distance themselves on the scoreboard (Filed as: Raptors vs Cavaliers).<\/p>\n
Raptors dominate with tight defense<\/h2>\nPHOTO: Toronto Raptors Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
The intense defense on Mitchell and Harden nullified the Cavs’ offense, who had to be content with an 18% efficiency from the three-point line.<\/p>\n
While Barrett and Walter on the Raptors scored 100% of the three-pointers they attempted in the period and raised their team’s percentage in that category to 56%.<\/p>\n
At halftime, the Raptors enjoyed a comfortable ten-point lead, 61-51, with Barrett, Barnes and Walter leading all scorers.<\/p>\n
In the third quarter, the Raptors reached their largest lead of 15 points, 80-65.<\/p>\n
But from that moment on, Mitchell’s reaction and the accumulation of personalities in key players of the local team, such as Walter and Jamal Shead, began to take their toll.<\/p>\n
(Filed under: Raptors vs Cavaliers).<\/p>\n
Collapse, extension and final miracle<\/h2>\nPHOTO: Toronto Raptors Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
At the end of the third quarter, the Raptors were 11 points ahead, 92-81.<\/p>\n
But in the final 12 minutes, Toronto’s offense collapsed, with a depleted Barnes, who had been on the court for 32 of the game’s 36 minutes up to that point.<\/p>\n
Barnes, who had scored 18 points in the first three quarters, scored only five.<\/p>\n
Worse was to come for Barrett, who finished the quarter without scoring.<\/p>\n
At the end of regulation time, the score was tied at 104-104.<\/p>\n
The series is tied 3-3<\/p>Qu\u00e9Onnda.com<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n
In overtime, the Raptors’ offense was still not working.<\/p>\n
But the defense, kept the Cavs at bay.<\/p>\n
The visitors took a two-point lead, 106-108, with 1.36 minutes remaining.<\/p>\n
The first time they took the lead from the first quarter.<\/p>\n
With 26 seconds left, the lead was one point in favor of the visitors, 109-110.<\/p>\n
The score remained unchanged until with one second remaining, Barrett soared from beyond the three line.<\/p>\n
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