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Live Updates: 2026 NBA Playoffs, R1 | Cavaliers-Raptors begins Sunday’s action

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Brandon Ingram and the Toronto Raptors look to tie their 2026 NBA Playoffs first-round series on ESPN to open Sunday’s slate.

We’re bringing you the best of the 2026 NBA Playoffs, presented by Google, with the NBA.com live blog, featuring all of the meaningful moments, performances, observations, news, notes and highlights from Sunday’s action.

What we know about Sunday’s games:

  • Teams with a 2-1 lead have historically gone on to win an NBA Playoffs series 80% of the time.
  • With a 3-1 lead, it’s been 95.6% of the time, with 13 teams recovering from such a gap in NBA history.
  • If the series goes to 2-2, the home team for Game 5 has won 73.1% of the time.

APRIL 26, 2026 / 2:08 ET

Murray-Boyles getting busy 👏

The Raptors still trail Cleveland with time running out in the first half, but their rookie big man is showing a lot of promise. Collin Murray-Boyles is up to 9 points off the bench today.

APRIL 26, 2026 / 1:48 ET

Low scoring first quarter

Each team scored in the closing seconds of the first quarter as the Cavaliers took a 17-14 lead into the break.

1,144 assists & counting

James Harden is regarded as one of the best scorers in the league, but he’s also a top distributor. The Beard has made the postseason in 17 years straight, and adds to his legacy while climbing the all-time playoff assists list.

APRIL 26, 2026 / 1:36 ET

Mitchell shake & bake 3️⃣

APRIL 26, 2026 / 1:25 ET

Edwards suffers bone bruise

Minnesota’s All-Star guard went down in the first half of game 3 between the Timberwolves and Nuggets and will not return for the remainder of the series. Shams Charania reports that Anthony Edwards is expected to miss multiple weeks due to the left knee injury.

Scuffle under review 🔔

The Wolves managed to win without Edwards or Donte DiVincenzo, but an altercation broke out just before the final buzzer sounded. Charania adds that rulings are expected to be made before game 5 regarding possible suspensions.

APRIL 26, 2026 / 1:17 ET

Meet Scottie at the rim 😤

Scottie Barnes has set the tone early in Toronto. Both teams struggled to find early baskets, until Barnes finished a dunk in transition over Dean Wade.

Moments later he flushed a two-handed dunk in the half-court, prompting a Cleveland timeout. All of Toronto’s points thus far have come in the paint, as the lead 8-3 with 8:20 to play in the first.

APRIL 26, 2026 / 12:30 ET

Starting Lineups: Cavaliers-Raptors, Game 4

Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers face the Toronto Raptors in Game 4 of their 2026 NBA Playoffs series at 1 ET on ESPN.

 

All stats from Thursday’s Game 3, which the Raptors won 126-104.

Cleveland:

  • PG James Harden (18 pts, 4 ast)
  • SG Donovan Mitchell (15 pts, 5 reb)
  • SF Dean Wade (5 pts, 5 reb, 1 stl)
  • PF Evan Mobley (15 pts, 6 reb, 7 ast)
  • C Jarrett Allen (12 pts, 3 blk)

Toronto:

  • PG Ja’Kobe Walter (0 pts, 2 reb)
  • SG RJ Barrett (33 pts, 5 reb)
  • SF Brandon Ingram (12 pts, 3 reb, 2 stl)
  • PF Scottie Barnes (33 pts, 11 ast)
  • C Jakob Poetl (8 pts, 6 reb)

APRIL 26, 2026 / 12:15 ET

Sunday’s injury report

Immanuel Quickley is out for the Raptors, while A.J. Lawson is available.

Jordan McLaughlin and Victor Wembanyama are questionable for the Spurs.

Joel Embiid is doubtful for the 76ers. Tyrese Maxey is available, while Kelly Oubre Jr. is questionable.

Luka Dončić is out for the Lakers, while Austin Reaves is questionable. Kevin Durant is questionable for the Rockets.

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