Cavaliers vs Raptors Game 7 instant reactions, analysis, highlights

CLEVELAND — A wild sequence of events and an RJ Barrett game-winner in Game 6 forced a win-or-go-home scenario for the Cavaliers and Raptors in Game 7 , played at Rocket Arena May 3. In that decisive Game 7 , and with their playoff lives on the line, Jarrett Allen and the Cavs took down the Raptors 114-102 to advance to the second round. The Cavs will play the No.

1 seed Detroit Pistons in the second round. Game 1 is scheduled for Tuesday, May 5, in Detroit. Here are our instant reactions to Game 7 between the fourth-seeded Cavs and fifth-seeded Raptors: Cavs vs Raptors Game 7: Ryan Lewis' instant reaction Jarrett Allen opened Game 7 with a pretty awkward missed dunk.

And, later, he put together what might have been the best quarter of his Cavs career, dominating Toronto with 14 points and 10 rebounds in 12 third-quarter minutes. It was a reminder that while Allen has had several moments when it was brought into question how he fit into this roster, he can also have tremendous stretches like he did in Game 7. This one did look like the Raptors — playing the entire series without Immanuel Quickley and the last few games without Brandon Ingram — ran out of gas after halftime of Game 7, when their offense simply cratered.

Give credit to Cleveland, though keeping up with the Cavs' offensive firepower without two key players isn't easy over seven games. Donovan Mitchell and James Harden did enough, Max Strus and Sam Merrill supplied some energy and offense at the right moments, and the Cavs survived to face former Cleveland coach J. B.