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RJ Barrett did the Tyrese Haliburton.
And Haliburton noticed.
During Game 6 between the Raptors and Cavaliers on Friday night, the score was 110-109 as No. 5 seed Toronto, with its season on the line, scrambled on its potentially final possession at home against No. 4 seed Cleveland.
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Scottie Barnes attempted to drive on Dean Wade, saw help from Evan Mobley 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.
RJ Barrett celebrates after defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers 112-110 with a game-winning shot in overtime. Getty Images
The shot was reminiscent of Haliburton’s Game 1, game-tying heartbreaker in New York against the Knicks in last year’s Eastern Conference finals.
“That looked familiar,” Haliburton wrote on X on Friday night.
In the game, Haliburton made what was initially thought to be a three-point shot, which would’ve given Indiana the victory, but instead tied the game at 125 each heading into overtime.
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Despite getting a break with Haliburton’s foot being on the line, the Pacers 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 to Game 7, where Haliburton ruptured his Achilles.
RJ Barrett scores the game winning shot against the Cleveland Cavaliers during Game 6 of the 2026 NBA Playoffs. NBAE via Getty Images
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
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.
The winner of Sunday’s Game 7 will see the winner of another Game 7 on the same day, between the Pistons and Magic, in the Eastern Conference…
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