Toronto Raptors Led the Scoreboard

This recap looks at two things: how the teams played, and how close Vegas came to getting the slate right.

The biggest team story was Toronto Raptors leading the slate in scoring with 126 points. The biggest market story was that a few games were close to the betting line, but others missed badly on the spread, the total, or both.

Slate Snapshot

  • Date: April 23, 2026
  • Games: 3
  • Teams: 6

Team Takeaways

Toronto Raptors scored the most points on the slate with 126. Denver Nuggets scored the fewest with just 96.

Minnesota Timberwolves had the best offense by efficiency at 113.4 OEFF. Minnesota Timberwolves had the best defense by efficiency at 96.3 DEFF. The fastest game environment was New York vs Hawks at 99.8 pace.

Highest-Scoring Teams

  1. Toronto Raptors — 126 points
  2. Minnesota Timberwolves — 113 points
  3. Atlanta Hawks — 109 points
  4. New York Knicks — 108 points
  5. Cleveland Cavaliers — 104 points

Lowest-Scoring Teams

  1. Denver Nuggets — 96 points
  2. Cleveland Cavaliers — 104 points
  3. New York Knicks — 108 points
  4. Atlanta Hawks — 109 points
  5. Minnesota Timberwolves — 113 points

Best Rebounding Teams

  1. Minnesota Timberwolves — 53 rebounds
  2. New York Knicks — 46 rebounds
  3. Atlanta Hawks — 45 rebounds
  4. Cleveland Cavaliers — 42 rebounds
  5. Denver Nuggets — 40 rebounds

Best Teams for Assists

  1. Minnesota Timberwolves — 31 assists
  2. Toronto Raptors — 29 assists
  3. Cleveland Cavaliers — 23 assists
  4. Atlanta Hawks — 19 assists
  5. New York Knicks — 19 assists

Best Teams for 3 Points Made

  1. Cleveland Cavaliers — 14 3PM
  2. Toronto Raptors — 14 3PM
  3. Atlanta Hawks — 13 3PM
  4. New York Knicks — 10 3PM
  5. Minnesota Timberwolves — 9 3PM

Best Teams for Steals

  1. Toronto Raptors — 11 steals
  2. Atlanta Hawks — 10 steals
  3. New York Knicks — 10 steals
  4. Cleveland Cavaliers — 7 steals
  5. Minnesota Timberwolves — 6 steals

Best Teams for Blocks

  1. Atlanta Hawks — 8 blocks
  2. Cleveland Cavaliers — 6 blocks
  3. Minnesota Timberwolves — 5 blocks
  4. New York Knicks — 5 blocks
  5. Toronto Raptors — 4 blocks

Most Turnovers

  1. Cleveland Cavaliers — 22 turnovers
  2. New York Knicks — 18 turnovers
  3. Atlanta Hawks — 16 turnovers
  4. Toronto Raptors — 12 turnovers
  5. Minnesota Timberwolves — 11 turnovers

Fastest Pace Environments

  1. New York vs Hawks — 99.8 pace
  2. Timberwolves vs Denver — 99.7 pace
  3. Cavaliers vs Toronto — 94.3 pace

Best Offensive Efficiency Teams

  1. Minnesota Timberwolves — 113.4 OEFF
  2. Cleveland Cavaliers — 110.3 OEFF
  3. Atlanta Hawks — 109.2 OEFF

Least Offensive Efficiency Teams

  1. Atlanta Hawks — 109.2 OEFF
  2. Cleveland Cavaliers — 110.3 OEFF
  3. Minnesota Timberwolves — 113.4 OEFF

Best Defensive Efficiency Teams

Lower DEFF is better here, so these teams defended the best on the slate.

  1. Minnesota Timberwolves — 96.3 DEFF
  2. Atlanta Hawks — 108.2 DEFF
  3. Cleveland Cavaliers — 133.6 DEFF

Best Overall Team Box Scores

These were the most complete team stat lines of the slate.

  • Toronto Raptors — 126 points, 35 rebounds, 29 assists, 11 steals, 4 blocks
  • Minnesota Timberwolves — 113 points, 53 rebounds, 31 assists, 6 steals, 5 blocks
  • Atlanta Hawks — 109 points, 45 rebounds, 19 assists, 10 steals, 8 blocks
  • New York Knicks — 108 points, 46 rebounds, 19 assists, 10 steals, 5 blocks
  • Cleveland Cavaliers — 104 points, 42 rebounds, 23 assists, 7 steals, 6 blocks

Vegas Recap

Vegas was close on a few games, but not on all of them. A team can win the game and still fail to cover the spread. A game can also go far over or under the projected total. Both matter if you are following sides, totals, or props.

Underdog Wins and Upsets

  • Toronto beat Cleveland Cavaliers 126-104 as the underdog.
  • Atlanta Hawks beat New York 109-108 as the underdog.

Biggest Over Results

  • Cavaliers vs Toronto finished 8.5 points over the closing total (230 vs 221.5).
  • New York vs Hawks finished 2.5 points over the closing total (217 vs 214.5).

Biggest Under Results

  • Timberwolves vs Denver finished 22.5 points under the closing total (209 vs 231.5).

Biggest Spread Results

  • Strongest favorite cover: Minnesota Timberwolves covered by 15.5 points.

  • Biggest favorite failure: Cleveland Cavaliers missed the spread by 24.5 points.

When Vegas Was Closest

  • Closest total: New York vs Hawks finished just 2.5 points away from the closing total.

  • Closest side: New York vs Hawks finished just 2.5 points away from the closing spread.

Final Takeaway

The simple version of this slate: Toronto Raptors had the best scoring night, Minnesota Timberwolves posted the best offensive efficiency, and Minnesota Timberwolves posted the best defensive efficiency.

On the betting side, Vegas got a few spots right, but there were also clear misses. That matters because games that blow past the line — or fall well short of it — can tell you a lot about pace, offense, defense, and where the market may have been off.