{"id":326330,"date":"2026-04-29T14:52:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T09:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=326330"},"modified":"2026-04-29T14:52:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T09:22:48","slug":"scottie-barnes-leads-raptors-into-pivotal-game-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/scottie-barnes-leads-raptors-into-pivotal-game-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottie Barnes leads Raptors into pivotal Game 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-byline\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__text\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span>By The Canadian Press<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-byline__source c-byline__source--noName\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-byline__datesWrapper\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__dates\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Posted April 29, 2026 4:02 am<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"c-byline__dateToggle toggle-switch 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