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Though Sengun didn’t have a great night shooting the ball, he was still able to fill up the stat sheet in a big way. It was by far Sengun’s worst field goal percentage of the season, but he was still able to knock down a season-best three 3-pointers. Sengun has been a fifth round producer so far this season while averaging a lot of career-highs. He won’t have many nights where he shoots this poorly, so that shouldn’t be a concern moving forward. This was his first game shooting below 40% from the floor and just his fifth shooting below 50%.

After scoring 17 points in the series opener, Shead totaled eight points on 3-of-14 shooting in the three games that followed. Like Ja’Kobe Walter, who put up 20 points in Game 5, Shead needed a positive showing on Wednesday. The 18 points are a playoff career-high for the second-year guard, who also tallied a new high in assists. Shead’s 34 minutes received a boost due to Brandon Ingram (heel) exiting during the second quarter, and he’ll likely log heavy minutes in Game 6 if BI can’t go.

Barnes may have recorded his second double-double of the series on Wednesday, but the Raptors’ star was not his usual self. He took a hit to the right quad during the second quarter and was hobbled the rest of the way, gutting out 39 minutes. When asked about the injury after the defeat, Barnes made it clear that he’ll be ready for Game 6 on Friday. The Raptors need a win to extend the series to a decisive Game 7, which would be played on Sunday in Cleveland.

After starting Games 3 and 4 and shooting a combined 0-of-15 from the field, much was not expected of Walter going into Game 5. The second-year wing found his groove in Cleveland, shooting 6-of-14 from beyond the arc. The six three-pointers and 20 points were postseason career-highs for Walter, who has two regular-season games with six three-pointers on his résumé. Regardless of what happens with Brandon Ingram, who exited Wednesday’s game in the second quarter with a right heel injury, the Raptors will need Walter to knock down some shots to provide relief for the team’s top scoring options.

Barrett continues to produce for the Raptors, having scored at least 22 points in four of the first five games of this series. While his contributions in Game 5 weren’t enough to send Toronto home with a 3-2 lead, they did keep Toronto in the mix until Cleveland clamped down defensively in the fourth quarter. How much more the Raptors need from Barrett in Friday’s Game 6 will depend on Brandon Ingram’s availability (heel), as he left Game 5 in the second quarter and did not return.

Schröder and Evan Mobley came up big for the Cavaliers in the second half of Game 5, combining to score 29 of the team’s 58 points. The veteran guard came off the bench and shot 3-of-6 from beyond the arc, with the Cavaliers going 18-of-36 as a team. Game 5 was Schröder’s best outing of the series, as he totaled 18 points in the first four games. A similar effort in Game 6 on Friday would be of great use to the Cavaliers, who need one more win to seal the series.

Harden has committed at least four turnovers in each game of this series, including six in Game 5. However, while he was inefficient as a playmaker, the Cavaliers’ guard finished the 125-120 victory with solid percentages from the field and the foul line. And with three other Cavaliers scoring at least 19 points, there was ample help to compensate for Harden’s turnover issues. He’ll need to clean that up some if the Cavaliers are to end the series on Friday in Toronto.

Mobley was outstanding after halftime, scoring 16 of his 23 points to help the Cavaliers take a 3-2 series lead. The versatile forward, who did not miss from beyond the arc, finished with a complete stat line, with a 4-of-8 night at the foul line being the lone concern. However, the Cavaliers will need Mobley to be much better on the road when the series shifts to Toronto for Game 6 than he was in Games 3 and 4. In those defeats, Mobley totaled 23 points on 8-of-24 shooting from the field.

The home team has yet to lose a game in this series, with the Cavaliers limiting Toronto to 17 fourth-quarter points to take a 3-2 lead. Mitchell didn’t have his best night shooting the basketball, making just four of his 12 two-point attempts, but a 3-of-5 night from beyond the arc gave the overall percentage a welcome boost. After scoring 30 points or more in the first two games of this series, Mitchell has been held to 20 or fewer in three straight. He’ll look to turn that around in Game 6 on Friday, with a win advancing the Cavaliers to the second round.

During the regular season, Black was usually the replacement in the Magic starting lineup when the team was down a perimeter starter. However, that was not the case for Game 5, as Franz Wagner was out with a strained calf. Jamal Cain (five points, four rebounds and one assist), who had some good moments in Games 3 and 4 defending Cade Cunningham, received the nod but offered limited value in 45 minutes. Black, who totaled 22 points in the first four games of the series, played 39 minutes and had a good night at the office. We’ll see if Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley decides to start Black if Wagner remains out for Game 6 on Friday.

After totaling 47 points and 12 three-pointers in Orlando’s home victories in Games 3 and 4, Bane was kept in check on Wednesday. The Magic wing, who made 12 of 19 three-point attempts in those wins, shot 4-of-10 from beyond the arc as Orlando failed to end the series. Bane and his teammates will look to end things on Friday night, with a loss sending the series back to Detroit for a decisive Game 7 on Sunday.