{"id":723699,"date":"2026-05-02T11:12:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T11:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/723699\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T11:12:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T11:12:32","slug":"rj-barrett-hits-ridiculous-game-winning-shot-to-send-raptors-to-game-7-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/723699\/","title":{"rendered":"RJ Barrett hits ridiculous game-winning shot to send Raptors to Game 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

RJ Barrett did the Tyrese Haliburton<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And Haliburton noticed.<\/p>\n

During Game 6 between the Raptors<\/a> and Cavaliers<\/a> on Friday night, the score was 110-109 as No. 5 seed Toronto<\/a>, with its season on the line, scrambled on its potentially final possession at home against No. 4 seed Cleveland<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Scottie Barnes<\/a> attempted to drive on Dean Wade<\/a>, saw help from Evan Mobley<\/a> and kicked it out to the Toronto-born Barrett near the top of the key. Barrett fired up a shot that hit back iron before elevating high in the air, dropping into the net with 1.2 seconds remaining, awarding Toronto a 112-110 lead, which held as the final score.<\/p>\n

\"RJRJ Barrett celebrates after defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> 112-110 with a game-winning shot in overtime. Getty Images<\/p>\n

The shot was reminiscent of Haliburton\u2019s Game 1, game-tying heartbreaker<\/a> in New York against the Knicks<\/a> in last year\u2019s Eastern Conference finals.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat looked familiar,\u201d Haliburton wrote on X<\/a> on Friday night.<\/p>\n

In the game, Haliburton made what was initially thought to be a three-point shot, which would\u2019ve given Indiana<\/a> the victory, but instead tied the game at 125 each heading into overtime.<\/p>\n

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Despite getting a break with Haliburton\u2019s foot being on the line, the Pacers<\/a> won 138-135 in overtime, taking a 1-0 lead in the series, which jump-started their eventual 4-2 victory and trip to the NBA Finals, where they pushed the eventual champion Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> to Game 7, where Haliburton ruptured his Achilles.<\/p>\n

\"RJ<\/p>\n

RJ Barrett scores the game winning shot against the Cleveland Cavaliers during Game 6 of the 2026 NBA Playoffs. NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n

\"Tyrese<\/p>\n

Tyrese Haliburton hits the game tying shot against the New York Knicks in Game 1 of the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals on May 21, 2025 at Madison Square Garden. NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n

With a chance to win the series, Cleveland had time for one final possession, but Evan Mobley was short on a 3-point shot, giving the Raptors the win to tie the series 3-3 to force a Game 7 on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The winner of Sunday\u2019s Game 7 will see the winner of another Game 7 on the same day, between the Pistons and Magic, in the Eastern Conference semifinals.<\/p>\n

\"Tyrese<\/p>\n

Tyrese Haliburton missed the 2025-26 season with an Achilles injury. NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n

The Magic, with a 3-2 lead, led the Pistons 60-38 at halftime before suffering a historic collapse, where they missed 23 straight shots<\/a>, 27 of their last 28 attempts, and scored just 19 second-half points en route to a 93-79 Detroit<\/a> victory.<\/p>\n

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In the 112-110 win, Barrett \u2014 Toronto\u2019s leading scorer in the series \u2014 finished with 24 points and four made threes with nine rebounds. Scottie Barnes (25 points) and Ja\u2019Kobe Walter (24 points) \u2014 who started in place of the injured Brandon Ingram<\/a> \u2014 also emerged for the scrappy fifth seed.<\/p>\n