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

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 / 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.

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.

SCOTTIE ONE HAND SLAM 😤 pic.twitter.com/y1N6j5xYYN

— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) April 26, 2026

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.

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.