Barrett hits winning 3-pointer in OT as Raptors force Game 7, beat Cavaliers 112-100

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 as time expired.

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.

“This is why you fight so hard to get home-court advantage,” Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson said. “We knew this wasn’t going to be easy. This is the playoffs, this is what it’s about. We’ve got to recover and get ready for Sunday’s game.”

The Raptors have yet to win in 10 playoff games in Cleveland, including three this series.

“We’ve got to be ourselves,” Barnes said. “Do what we did tonight, play super hard, make it tough for every single guy out there on the floor. That’s made an impact. Guys stepped up when we needed them to. It’s going to take everybody.”

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.

Barrett’s decisive basket hit off the back rim and bounced high above the backboard before falling through as the sellout crowd of 19,919 roared.

“Sometimes the basketball gods aren’t with you,” Atkinson said.

The high bounce on Barrett’s winning basket kept Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic on edge.

“It was only half a second, but it felt like an eternity,” Rajakovic said. “I was happy for him, for this team, for this city, that the shot went down.”

Barrett felt good about his chances as he watched the ball bounce high.

“I thought it was still good because it went straight up,” Barrett said. “When it goes straight up, you have a chance.”

For Mitchell, the friendly bounce was reminiscent of an even bigger playoff basket north of the border: Kawhi Leonard’s four-bounce buzzer-beating winner against Philadelphia in Game 7 of the 2019 Eastern Conference semifinals.

Rajakovic said he had a feeling before the game that Barrett was going to come up big.

“Call me crazy, call me psychic, but I saw this one coming tonight,” Rajakovic said. “It’s surreal.”

Mitchell said the loss wouldn’t change Cleveland’s focus for Sunday.

“Protect home court,” Mitchell said. “It doesn’t matter if we lost by 30 or two, protect home court. That’s all you can do.”

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.

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.

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. His status for Sunday is uncertain.

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Toronto Raptors' Scottie Barnes (4) drives past Cleveland Cavaliers' James Harden (1) during the first half of Game 6 in the first round of an NBA basketball playoffs series in Toronto on Friday, May 1, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Cleveland Cavaliers' Donovan Mitchell (45) shoots as Toronto Raptors' Ja'kobe Walter (14) and RJ Barrett (9) defend during the first half of Game 6 in the first round of an NBA basketball playoffs series in Toronto on Friday, May 1, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Cleveland Cavaliers' James Harden (1) is surround by Toronto Raptors during the first half of Game 6 in the first round of an NBA basketball playoffs series in Toronto on Friday, May 1, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Cleveland Cavaliers' James Harden (1) drives past Toronto Raptors' Jamison Battle, right, during the first half of Game 6 in the first round of an NBA basketball playoffs series in Toronto, Friday, May 1, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Raptors' Scottie Barnes celebrates after a play against the Cleveland Cavaliers during the first half of Game 6 in the first round of an NBA basketball playoffs series in Toronto, Friday, May 1, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

DENVER (AP) — Michael Harris II capped Atlanta's comeback from a six-run deficit with a two-run homer in the ninth inning, and the Braves beat the Colorado Rockies 8-6 on Friday night.

Mauricio Dubon had two hits, including a bases-loaded triple in a four-run eighth inning, and Matt Olson homered for Atlanta, which gave manager Walt Weiss a win in his return to Coors Field.

Weiss went 283-365 in four seasons as Colorado’s manager before being replaced by Bud Black following a 75-87 record in 2016. He served as bench coach for Atlanta for eight seasons before taking over as manager when Brian Snitker stepped down at the end of 2025.

He has guided the Braves a 23-10 start — the best in the majors.

Atlanta trailed 6-1 after six but scratched out a run in the seventh and tied it in the eighth after Zach Agnos and Jaden Hill walked the bases loaded with one out. Dubon tripled into the right-field corner and scored on a sacrifice fly to tie it.

Juan Mejia (0-3) walked Jonah Heim leading off the ninth and the pinch hitting Harris homered to right to complete the comeback.

Didier Fuentes (1-0) pitched an inning for the win Robert Suarez pitched the ninth to pick up his fourth save.

Colorado built a 6-0 lead with five runs in the first inning and Mickey Moniak's solo homer in the second. Matt Olson's homer in the fourth made it 6-1.

The first six Rockies reached against starter Grant Holmes on their way to a five-run first inning. Colorado starter Jose Quintana was denied the win despite giving up a run on five hits in six innings.

LHP Chris Sale (5-1, 2.31 ERA) will start for the Braves on Saturday night, while the Rockies have not named a starter.

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Colorado Rockies'Troy Johnston, center, gestures to the dugout after reaching second base on a double as Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies, left, and second base umpire Bill Miller look on in the third inning of a baseball game Friday, May 1, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Atlanta Braves' Matt Olson gestures to the bullpen as he circles the bases after hitting a solo home run off Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Jose Quintana in the fourth inning of a baseball game Friday, May 1, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer, front left, greets Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss, back right, as they exchange lineup cards at home plate before a baseball game Friday, May 1, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Rockies' Mickey Moniak follows the flight of his solo home run off Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Grant Holmes in the second inning of a baseball game Friday, May 1, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Atlanta Braves catcher Jonah Heim, front, tries to field the throw as Colorado Rockies' TJ Rumfield scores on a ground out by Willi Castro in the first inning of a baseball game Friday, May 1, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)