
The Toronto Raptors are at home on Friday night as they host the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series.
Toronto enters Friday’s game trailing 2-3 in the series after losing on the road in Cleveland in Game 5 on Wednesday night.
In Wednesday’s loss to the Cavaliers, RJ Barrett led the way for the Raptors as he recorded 25 points, 12 rebounds and five assists while Ja’Kobe Walter added 20 points and three assists of his own.
Now Toronto will try to bounce back at home in Game 6 on Friday as they look to grab a key victory over the Cavaliers to keep their season alive and force Game 7.
On the other side, Cleveland enters Friday’s contest with a 3-2 series lead after defeating the Raptors at home on Wednesday night in Game 5.
James Harden led the way for the Cavaliers in Wednesday’s victory as he ended the game with 23 points, nine rebounds and five assists while Evan Mobley recorded 23 points and nine rebounds.
While both teams are looking to pick up a victory in Game 6 on Friday night, one side may be without multiple key players due to injuries.
For the Cavaliers, they enter Friday’s game with a healthy roster as they have nobody listed on their injury report.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have no injuries to report for tomorrow’s Game 6 against the Toronto Raptors.
— Danny Cunningham (@RealDCunningham) April 30, 2026
This is great news for Cleveland as they will try to use this to their advantage to steal a victory on the road in Game 6 to clinch the series and punch their ticket into the Eastern Conference semifinals.
On the other side, the Raptors have two players listed on their injury report, including forward Brandon Ingram.
Toronto has listed Ingram as questionable due to right heel inflammation that caused him to exit Wednesday’s loss early and he is in danger of missing his first game of the playoffs.
Brandon Ingram (heel) is listed as questionable for tomorrow’s Game 6. Scottie Barnes isn’t on the injury report.
— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) April 30, 2026
If Ingram is sidelined in Game 6, A.J. Lawson and Jamal Shead could both be in line for increased roles.
The Raptors have ruled out Immanuel Quickley due to a right hamstring strain that has sidelined him to begin the playoffs and he is expected to miss the remainder of the first round, which will likely allow for Walter to continue to have a larger role.
The good news for the Raptors is that Scottie Barnes is not listed on their injury report after suffering a right quad contusion in Wednesday’s loss as he will be available for Friday.
Fans can catch Game 6 of the first-round series between the Cavaliers and Raptors from Toronto on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime Video.
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