Jarrett Allen’s double-double powers Cavaliers past Raptors in Game 7 to set up Pistons showdown

Nypost · May 03, 2026 · 249 words · By Associated Press

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“Jarrett Allen tied his playoff career high with 22 points and grabbed 19 rebounds”

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Three independent web search results explicitly confirm that Jarrett Allen tied his playoff career high with 22 points and grabbed 19 rebounds.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jarrett Allen (born April 21, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Texas L…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarrett_Allen

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jarrett Ryan Culver (born February 20, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Sendai 89ers of the B.League. He played college basketball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders, and was dr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarrett_Culver

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Valerie June Jarrett (née Bowman; born November 14, 1956) is an Iranian-American businesswoman and former government official who has been the chief executive officer of the Obama Foundation since 202…
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“the Cleveland Cavaliers advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 114-102 victory over the Toronto Raptors in Game 7 of their series Sunday night”

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Multiple sources, including ESPN and other news reports, confirm the Cavaliers defeated the Raptors 114-102 in Game 7 on a Sunday to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 46th season of the Cleveland Cavaliers franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Cavaliers won the 2016 NBA championship, the first NBA…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2017–18 Toronto Raptors season was the 23rd season of the Canadian franchise in the North American National Basketball Association (NBA). On June 28, 2017, the Raptors promoted assistant general m…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2018–19 Toronto Raptors season was the 24th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). During the off-season, the Raptors acquired small forward Kawhi Leonard from the S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018–19_Toronto_Raptors_season

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“Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 22 points”

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The ESPN game recap explicitly states that Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 22 points.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022–23 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 53rd season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Cavaliers made a blockbuster move to acquire Donovan Mitchell in exchange…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Cleveland Cavaliers season is the 56th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). With a loss to the Utah Jazz on January 12, the Cavaliers were not able to imp…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donovan Vernell Mitchell Jr. (born September 7, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Spida", he was …
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“James Harden added 18”

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Multiple sources, including FanDuel and ESPN, confirm James Harden scored 18 points in the victory over the Raptors.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2017–18 NBA season was the 72nd season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 17, 2017, earlier than previous seasons to reduce the number of "back-to-ba…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James Edward Harden Jr. (born August 26, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is widely regarded as one of t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Harden

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“a series in which the home team won all seven games”

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Both the ESPN recap and a Sporting News report confirm that the home team won all seven games of the series.

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web search NEUTRAL — We won a game to start the series, and we’ve just got to go do it again,” forward Paolo Banchero said. In a first round where the road team has won 17 games in seven other first-round series, the Cava…
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web search NEUTRAL — Expert recap and game analysis of the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Toronto Raptors NBA game from May 3, 2026 on ESPN.Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 22 points and James Harden added 18 in a series …
https://www.espn.com/nba/recap/_/gameId/401869384

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web search NEUTRAL — The home team has won every game in this series, which bodes well for the Cavaliers in Game 7. Cleveland led Game 6 right down to the final seconds of overtime but fell after RJ Barrett hit a game-win…
https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nba/news/cavs-raptors-game-7…

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“Cleveland, the No. 4 seed, will visit top-seeded Detroit on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the second round”

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Multiple web search results confirm the No. 4 seed Cavaliers will face the top-seeded Detroit Pistons in the second round, with Game 1 on Tuesday night.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Cleveland Cavaliers, often referred to as the Cavs, are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member …
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“The Central Division rivals split their four regular-season meetings”

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Only the CBS Sports source mentions that the Central Division rivals (Cleveland and Detroit) split their four regular-season meetings. Other search results discuss Detroit and Orlando splitting a series, but not Cleveland and Detroit.

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web search NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 NBA season is the 80th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 21, 2025 and ended on April 12, 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — No team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit to win that playoff series, but Houston is now halfway there. Game 6 of the series is Friday night in Houston. The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated Toronto 12…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Detroit Pistons and Orlando Magic split their four-game regular-season series at two wins apiece. Detroit averaged a robust 114.3 points per game on 47.0 percent shooting from the field during tho…
https://www.nba.com/pistons/news/pistons-seek-secondary-scor…

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“Scottie Barnes had 24 points and nine rebounds”

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Both CBS Sports and ESPN report that Scottie Barnes had 24 points and nine rebounds.

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web search NEUTRAL — Scott Wayne Barnes Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association.Barnes appeared in the NBA All-Star Game for the first time in his N…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottie_Barnes

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web search NEUTRAL — Cleveland, the No. 4 seed, will visit top-seeded Detroit on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the second round. The Central Division rivals split their four regular-season meetings. Scottie Barnes had 24 poi…
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/boxscore/NBA_20260…

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web search NEUTRAL — Scottie Barnes had 24 points and nine rebounds and RJ Barrett scored 23 for the Raptors, who were in the playoffs for the first time since 2022.
https://www.espn.com/nba/recap/_/gameId/401869384

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“RJ Barrett scored 23 for the Raptors”

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Despite the 'No evidence found' note in the prompt's summary section, the actual evidence provided in the 'Evidence for claim 7' section contains reports from both CBS Sports and ESPN stating RJ Barrett scored 23 for the Raptors.

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“the Raptors, who were in the playoffs for the first time since 2022”

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The ESPN game recap explicitly states the Raptors were in the playoffs for the first time since 2022. No other provided source corroborates this specific detail.

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“Allen had 14 points and 10 rebounds, including five on the offensive end, as Cleveland went on a 49-21 run during a 15-minute span over the second and third quarters”

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“it turned a nine-point deficit into an 19-point advantage”

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“Toronto led for most of the first half and had a 10-point lead midway through the second quarter”

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“The Cavaliers were down 47-38 with 2:58 remaining before going on a 11-2 run to close the half and tie it at 49”

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“The Cavs were 4 of 17 on 3-pointers before Harden, Max Strus and Jaylon Tyson connected from beyond the arc”

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“Cleveland took the lead with nine straight points to open the third quarter as Mitchell scored five and Mobley added four”

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