{"id":648501,"date":"2026-05-04T06:50:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T06:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/648501\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T06:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T06:50:12","slug":"raptors-eliminated-from-nba-playoffs-after-losing-game-7-to-cavaliers-114-102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/648501\/","title":{"rendered":"Raptors eliminated from NBA playoffs after losing Game 7 to Cavaliers 114-102"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/a\/assets\/texttospeech.svg\" alt=\"Text to Speech Icon\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>Estimated 2 minutes<\/p>\n<p>The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.<\/p>\n<p>The Toronto Raptors have been eliminated from the NBA playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Jarrett Allen had a double-double with 22 points and 19 rebounds to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers past Toronto 114-102 in Game 7 of their first-round series.<\/p>\n<p>The Cavaliers will travel to Detroit on Tuesday for Game 1 of their second-round series against the Pistons.<\/p>\n<p>Detroit eliminated the Orlando Magic with a 116-94 victory in Game 7 of their first-round matchup earlier in the day.<\/p>\n<p>Scottie Barnes led the Raptors with 24 points, nine rebounds and six assists as Toronto fell to 0-11 in post-season games in Cleveland.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A basketball player dribbles the ball as a defender challenges them.\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1777877411_178_default.jpg\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.500112435349674\" data-cy=\"image-img\"\/>Barnes is defended by Cleveland&#8217;s James Harden during first quarter action. Barnes led the Raptors with 24 points, nine rebounds and six assists. (Jason Miller\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>The Raptors were again without all-star forward Brandon Ingram after he was ruled out about 90 minutes before tipoff with right-heel inflammation.<\/p>\n<p>Ingram joined point guard Immanuel Quickley in street clothes at the end of the Raptors&#8217; bench. Quickley missed the entire series with a right hamstring strain.<\/p>\n<p>It was a remarkably even series with the two teams each scoring 718 points through the first 6 1\/2 games.<\/p>\n<p>A woeful third quarter was Toronto&#8217;s undoing.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A basketball player dunks the ball.\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1777877412_232_default.jpg\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5\" data-cy=\"image-img\"\/>Cavaliers centre Jarrett Allen dunks the ball during the third quarter. Allen had a double-double with 22 points and 19 rebounds. (Jason Miller\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>The game was tied 49-49 at intermission but the Cavaliers reeled off an 11-1 run to start the third for their first lead of the game. Cleveland outscored Toronto 38-19 in the period, taking a 19-point lead into the fourth.<\/p>\n<p>Mobley had a double-double in the third alone with 14 points and 10 boards. That helped Cleveland outrebound Toronto 22-8 in the period, with 14 second-chance points to the Raptors&#8217; none.<\/p>\n<p>Worse yet, Barnes, the backbone of Toronto&#8217;s defence, drew his fifth foul of the game with 1:53 left in the third.<\/p>\n<p>Although Toronto outscored the Cavaliers 34-27 in the fourth it wasn&#8217;t enough to close the sizable gap Cleveland had made in the third.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Sports fans react while at an outdoor watch party.\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1777877412_420_default.jpg\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4998559492941514\" data-cy=\"image-img\"\/>Raptors fans react at an outdoor watch-along event in Toronto. 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