Toronto Raptors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers Game 7: Can Harden, Mitchell beat Barnes, Raptors at home?

We are here because of one of the wildest bounces you will ever see to decide a game. RJ BARRETT HITS THE GO-AHEAD 3 IN OT TO WIN IT FOR THE RAPTORS AND FORCE GAME 7 WHAT A SHOT WITH THE SEASON ON THE LINE pic. twitter.

com/FI6yKSWCaq — NBA (@NBA) May 2, 2026 Well, it's a lot more than that shot. It's Toronto's pressure twice causing Cleveland to collapse in the clutch. In Game 4 in Toronto, the Cavaliers led by eight with less than five minutes remaining, with the most memorable moment being Donovan Mitchell not being able to get the ball past half court.

Game 6 was wilder. Toronto had been the better team all night and was up by 11 entering the fourth quarter, but Cleveland's core five — Dean Wade, Donovan Mitchell, James Harden, Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen — sparked a comeback, forced overtime, then did not have the bounces go their way. This has been an incredibly even series statistically, with both teams scoring exactly 669 points through six games, and, as a result, each has the same 113.

2 offensive rating. On paper, it shouldn't be this close, Cleveland should have won this series handily, especially against a shorthanded Toronto team without starters Brandon Ingram or Immanuel Quickley much of the series (Ingram is officially questionable for Game 7, Quickley is out). Yet here we are in Game 7 and anything can happen.