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The man from Cacak, with his Toronto Raptors, defeated Cleveland on the home court with a score of 126-104, thereby reducing the series lead to 2:1.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The game was uncertain for a full three and a half quarters until the hosts made a 38-16 run in the last 7 minutes to break the match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The best in the winning team, which had five players with double-digit performances, were Barnes (11ast, 5reb) and Barrett (5ast, 5reb) with 33 points each, while Murray-Boyles with 22 (8reb) was also excellent, as was Ingram with 12, whom Rajakovic brought back to life as a player after much wandering through various NBA teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cleveland Cavaliers vs Toronto Raptors Full Game 3 Highlights - April 23, 2026 | NBA Playoffs\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uYbp6qIADbs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the Cavaliers, the best were Harden with 18 (4ast, 4reb), and Mobley, Mitchell, and Strus with 15 points each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next game is played in Toronto the day after tomorrow, and it will be an opportunity for the Raptors to tie the series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/serbian-priest-on-a-mission-from-god-vladislav-is-a-father-of-two-children-with-special-needs-who-helps-parents-and-children-in-similar-situations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">SERBIAN PRIEST ON A MISSION FROM GOD: Vladislav is a father of two children with special needs who helps parents and children in similar situations<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/euroleague-pays-great-tribute-to-the-serb-nikola-milutinov-selected-for-the-ideal-starting-five-of-the-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>EUROLEAGUE PAYS GREAT TRIBUTE TO THE SERB: Nikola Milutinov selected for the ideal starting five of the season!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/a-family-rarely-seen-the-hadzi-puric-family-is-guiding-four-students-onto-their-life-path-and-together-they-have-over-300-medals-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">A FAMILY RARELY SEEN: The Hadzi Puric family is guiding four students onto their life path, and together they have over 300 medals! 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