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Cavaliers Defeat Raptors 114-102, Celebrate with Kendrick

5/5/2026

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The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Toronto Raptors 114-102 in Game 7 on May 3, 2026, clinching the series for the United States.
Cleveland held a 16-point lead with about a minute left.
The arena DJ played Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” after the buzzer.
The Cavaliers’ X post displayed Aubrey Drake Graham’s Iceman sculpture with a “W” replacing release date and captioned “Cavs W Detected in Core; Final Conclusion: Cavs in 7.”

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Story summary

The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Toronto Raptors 114-102 in Game 7 on May 3, 2026, clinching the series for the United States.
Cleveland held a 16-point lead with about a minute left.
The arena DJ played Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” after the buzzer.
The Cavaliers’ X post displayed Aubrey Drake Graham’s Iceman sculpture with a “W” replacing release date and captioned “Cavs W Detected in Core; Final Conclusion: Cavs in 7.”