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Mitchell scores 32 as Cavaliers defeat Raptors 126-113 in Game 1 of East first-round series

— Donovan Mitchell scored 32 points, Max Strus had 24 off the bench and the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Toronto Raptors 126-113 on Saturday in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.
Apr 18, 2026, 05:41 pm - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

0%
--TOR
100%
--CLE

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Brandon Ingram misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Donovan Mitchell misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (James Harden assists)
  • RJ Barrett makes 1-foot layup (Scottie Barnes assists)
  • Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot dunk (James Harden assists)
  • Scottie Barnes makes 25-foot three point jumper
  • Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot
  • Scottie Barnes makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jakob Poeltl assists)
  • Dean Wade misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Evan Mobley makes driving dunk
  • RJ Barrett misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Jarrett Allen makes 2-foot driving dunk (James Harden assists)
  • Jamal Shead makes 25-foot three point jumper (Scottie Barnes assists)
  • James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
  • James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Scottie Barnes misses driving floating jump shot
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 26-foot three pointer
  • Jamal Shead makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Brandon Ingram assists)
  • Jamal Shead misses free throw 1 of 1
  • James Harden makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Ja'Kobe Walter makes driving layup (Brandon Ingram assists)
  • Sam Merrill misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Brandon Ingram makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Brandon Ingram makes free throw 2 of 2
  • James Harden makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jamal Shead misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Brandon Ingram makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Sandro Mamukelashvili assists)
  • Max Strus misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Collin Murray-Boyles makes 7-foot two point shot (Jamal Shead assists)
  • James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
  • Ja'Kobe Walter misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Brandon Ingram misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Evan Mobley makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Evan Mobley makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Brandon Ingram misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Brandon Ingram makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Sam Merrill misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Brandon Ingram makes 14-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Max Strus makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)
  • Scottie Barnes makes 26-foot three point jumper (Collin Murray-Boyles assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Brandon Ingram misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Brandon Ingram misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Sam Merrill makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Sam Merrill makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Collin Murray-Boyles makes layup (Brandon Ingram assists)
  • Sam Merrill makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Sam Merrill makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Brandon Ingram makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jamal Shead misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
  • Max Strus makes driving layup (Evan Mobley assists)
  • Max Strus makes alley oop layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)
  • RJ Barrett misses driving floating jump shot
  • Collin Murray-Boyles makes 15-foot floating jump shot (Scottie Barnes assists)
  • RJ Barrett misses free throw 1 of 2
  • RJ Barrett makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Scottie Barnes misses two point shot
  • Dennis Schroder misses two point shot
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three pointer (Evan Mobley assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot
  • Scottie Barnes misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • A.J. Lawson misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • RJ Barrett makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Evan Mobley misses two point shot
  • Evan Mobley makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Evan Mobley misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jamal Shead makes 26-foot three point jumper (RJ Barrett assists)
  • Evan Mobley makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (James Harden assists)
  • James Harden misses running pullup jump shot
  • RJ Barrett misses layup
  • James Harden misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jamal Shead misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Dennis Schroder misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jarrett Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jarrett Allen misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jakob Poeltl misses driving layup
  • James Harden makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Brandon Ingram misses 14-foot fade away jump shot
  • James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jamal Shead makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jakob Poeltl assists)
  • Keon Ellis makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
  • Keon Ellis misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Scottie Barnes misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Brandon Ingram makes 10-foot two point shot
  • Max Strus makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Max Strus makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Brandon Ingram makes 14-foot two point shot (Collin Murray-Boyles assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Scottie Barnes makes driving layup (Collin Murray-Boyles assists)
  • James Harden makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Collin Murray-Boyles misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Evan Mobley makes driving dunk (James Harden assists)
  • Ja'Kobe Walter misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • RJ Barrett makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
  • James Harden makes 24-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
  • James Harden misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Scottie Barnes misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Max Strus makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
  • RJ Barrett makes 28-foot three point jumper (Scottie Barnes assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell misses heave jump shot
  • Jamal Shead misses driving floating jump shot
  • Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Scottie Barnes misses 9-foot fade away jump shot
  • Jarrett Allen makes 10-foot floating jump shot (Evan Mobley assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell misses running pullup jump shot
  • Dean Wade makes tip in dunk
  • RJ Barrett misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Evan Mobley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dean Wade assists)
  • Brandon Ingram makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Brandon Ingram makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Evan Mobley makes driving layup
  • Scottie Barnes misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • James Harden misses 12-foot step back jumpshot
  • Evan Mobley misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Collin Murray-Boyles makes layup (RJ Barrett assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup
  • RJ Barrett makes 1-foot two point shot
  • James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
  • Max Strus makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
  • Max Strus makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sam Merrill assists)
  • Brandon Ingram misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • James Harden misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Max Strus makes driving layup (Sam Merrill assists)
  • RJ Barrett makes driving layup
  • RJ Barrett makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Jamal Shead makes 25-foot three point jumper (RJ Barrett assists)
  • James Harden makes 26-foot three pointer
  • RJ Barrett makes free throw 1 of 2
  • RJ Barrett makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jakob Poeltl makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jakob Poeltl makes free throw 2 of 2
  • James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jaylon Tyson misses 23-foot running jump shot
  • Sam Merrill misses tip shot
  • RJ Barrett misses 25-foot running jump shot
  • Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Scottie Barnes misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Scottie Barnes makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Evan Mobley makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Jaylon Tyson assists)
  • Jakob Poeltl makes layup (Scottie Barnes assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup
  • Scottie Barnes misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Scottie Barnes makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jaylon Tyson misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot
  • Scottie Barnes misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Max Strus misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Evan Mobley misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Evan Mobley makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Sandro Mamukelashvili misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jaylon Tyson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jaylon Tyson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Brandon Ingram makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Brandon Ingram makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 3
  • Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Sandro Mamukelashvili misses heave jump shot
  • Sam Merrill makes 25-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)
  • Sandro Mamukelashvili makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jamal Shead assists)
  • Jaylon Tyson misses 4-foot two point shot
  • Scottie Barnes makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Scottie Barnes makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Dennis Schroder makes driving layup
  • Jamal Shead makes 23-foot three point jumper (Scottie Barnes assists)
  • Jamal Shead misses driving floating jump shot
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 1-foot driving dunk (Dennis Schroder assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell misses running layup
  • Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup
  • A.J. Lawson misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Dennis Schroder misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Scottie Barnes makes 1-foot two point shot (A.J. Lawson assists)
  • Scottie Barnes makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (James Harden assists)
  • Ja'Kobe Walter makes 24-foot three point jumper (A.J. Lawson assists)
  • Scottie Barnes misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Scottie Barnes makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Dean Wade makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)
  • Scottie Barnes makes driving dunk
  • James Harden makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
  • A.J. Lawson makes layup (Scottie Barnes assists)
  • Jarrett Allen makes 2-foot dunk (James Harden assists)
  • James Harden makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot
  • RJ Barrett makes free throw 1 of 2
  • RJ Barrett makes free throw 2 of 2
  • RJ Barrett misses driving layup
  • Collin Murray-Boyles makes 1-foot dunk (Ja'Kobe Walter assists)
  • Max Strus makes 29-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
  • Sandro Mamukelashvili misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • RJ Barrett makes 26-foot three point jumper (Collin Murray-Boyles assists)
  • Max Strus makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Max Strus makes free throw 2 of 2
  • A.J. Lawson misses driving layup
  • Ja'Kobe Walter misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • RJ Barrett misses free throw 1 of 2
  • RJ Barrett makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Collin Murray-Boyles makes layup (Ja'Kobe Walter assists)
  • Evan Mobley misses 4-foot two point shot
  • Collin Murray-Boyles makes 1-foot running dunk (Sandro Mamukelashvili assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 1-foot driving dunk
  • Ja'Kobe Walter makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Ja'Kobe Walter makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes two point shot
  • Jonathan Mogbo makes 1-foot dunk (A.J. Lawson assists)
  • Trayce Jackson-Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Trayce Jackson-Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jaylon Tyson misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jamison Battle misses 23-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
Shot Missed
OpenSpreadTotalML
Toronto RaptorsRaptorsTOR
(46-36)
(46-36, 22-19 Away)
o219.5
-105
+8.5
-105
o222.5
-105
+295
Cleveland CavaliersCavaliersCLE
(52-30)
(52-30, 27-14 Home)
-7.5
-105
-8.5
-115
u222.5
-115
-375
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