{"id":402519,"date":"2026-04-21T00:03:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T00:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/402519\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T00:03:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T00:03:10","slug":"raptors-cavaliers-starts-the-night-on-peacock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/402519\/","title":{"rendered":"Raptors-Cavaliers starts the night on Peacock"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Evan Mobley and the Cavaliers host the Raptors for Game 2 of their 2026 NBA Playoffs series at 7 ET on Peacock.<\/p>\n

Enjoy the best of the 2026 NBA Playoffs<\/a> with the NBA.com live blog, featuring all of the meaningful moments, performances, observations, news, notes and highlights from Monday night\u2019s action.<\/p>\n

Our slate begins with Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers hosting Brandon Ingram and the Raptors for Game 2 (7 ET<\/a>) on Peacock and NBC Sports Network.<\/p>\n

That\u2019ll be followed by Jalen Johnson\u2019s Hawks taking on Jalen Brunson\u2019s Knicks (8 ET<\/a>) and Anthony Edwards\u2019 Timberwolves facing Nikola Joki\u0107\u2019s Nuggets (9:30 ET<\/a>) on NBC and Peacock.<\/p>\n

The Cavs, Knicks and Nuggets hold 1-0 leads in their respective series entering Monday night.<\/p>\n

What we know about Monday\u2019s games:<\/p>\n

The Nuggets and Timberwolves are now tied 9-9 in NBA Playoffs action since 2023, as they vie for supremacy in the Western Conference.
\nA team with a 2-0 lead in the NBA Playoffs goes on to win the series 92.7% of the time.<\/p>\n

APRIL 20, 2026 \/ 7:58 ET<\/p>\n

Harden shakes loose<\/p>\n

James Harden just made Scottie Barnes touch Earth, putting the Cavaliers up 50-40 with 3:20 to go in the second.<\/p>\n

Harden has 16 pts on 6-of-8 shooting, including two 3-pointers made.<\/p>\n

APRIL 20, 2026 \/ 7:37 ET<\/p>\n

Cavs up 26-19 after one<\/p>\n

Donovan Mitchell (7 pts) leads all scorers so far.<\/p>\n

For his career, he\u2019s averaging 28.4 ppg in the NBA Playoffs, raising it by putting up 29.6 ppg in both 2023-24 and 2024-25.<\/p>\n

SPIDA BEATS THE SHOT CLOCK!<\/p>\n

One-legged fadeaway \ud83d\ude24<\/p>\n

Cavs seek a 2-0 lead in Round 1 \ud83c\udf7f pic.twitter.com\/MZU9mApaJZ<\/a><\/p>\n

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APRIL 20, 2026 \/ 7:27 ET<\/p>\n

Cavaliers\u2019 vets exerting influence<\/p>\n

The Cavs are big enough to bother the Raptors at basically every position \u2014 one of the main advantages of the James Harden-for-Darius Garland swap \u2014 and experienced in the Playoffs.<\/p>\n

Harden, Mitchell and Allen are still the only Cavaliers to score, as Cleveland methodically works its way to a 19-12 lead with 4:02 to go in the first quarter.<\/p>\n

Neither Brandon Ingram nor Scottie Barnes has scored so far for Toronto.<\/p>\n

APRIL 20, 2026 \/ 7:17 ET<\/p>\n

Cavs hot early<\/p>\n

12-7 Cavaliers with 8:14 to go in the first quarter, as Donovan Mitchell, James Harden and Jarrett Allen have put in four points apiece, going 6-for-8 from the field.<\/p>\n

The Raptors had the fifth-best defensive rating in the NBA (112.1) during the regular season, but don\u2019t have a ton of quick defenders to track Mitchell. RJ Barrett\u2019s drawn the early assignment here.<\/p>\n

APRIL 20, 2026 \/ 6:30 ET<\/p>\n

Starting Lineups: Cavaliers-Raptors
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Brandon Ingram and the Toronto Raptors are looking to even their 2026 NBA Playoffs series against the Cavaliers on Peacock.<\/p>\n

Stats listed from Saturday\u2019s Game 1, which the Cavaliers won 126-113.<\/p>\n

Toronto:<\/p>\n

PG Jamal Shead (17 pts, 5 3PM)
\nSG Brandon Ingram (17 pts, 56 FG%)
\nSF RJ Barrett (24 pts, 3 3PM)
\nPF Scottie Barnes (21 pts, 7 ast)
\nC Jakob Poetl (6 reb, 2 blk)<\/p>\n

Cleveland:<\/p>\n

PG James Harden (22 pts, 10 ast)
\nSG Donovan Mitchell (32 pts, 4 3PM)
\nSF Dean Wade (5 pts, game-high +20)
\nPF Evan Mobley (17 pts, 7 reb)
\nC Jarrett Allen (10 pts, 7 reb)<\/p>\n

Watch out for Max Strus off the Cavaliers bench.<\/p>\n

The sharpshooter had 24 pts in 24 minutes in Game 1, including four 3-pointers and an 8-of-10 mark from the free throw line.<\/p>\n

APRIL 20, 2026 \/ 6:15 ET<\/p>\n

Tonight\u2019s injury report<\/p>\n

Immanuel Quickley and Thomas Bryant are out for the Cavaliers.<\/p>\n

Jock Landale is out for the Hawks. Onyeka Okongwu is available. OG Anunoby is probable for the Knicks.<\/p>\n

Anthony Edwards is questionable for the Timberwolves.<\/p>\n

Peyton Watson is out for the Nuggets.<\/p>\n

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