FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 22, 2026Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Magic83
Pistons98
Q1 DET +4; Q2 Pistons 0; Q3 DET +22; Q4 DET +15
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Suns107
Thunder120
Q1 OKC +1; Q2 OKC +8; Q3 OKC +23; Q4 OKC +13
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Suns-Thunder

SGA pours in 37, OKC beats Phoenix

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander goes for 37 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+8+23+13OKC AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns29282030107
Thunder30353520120
Who led
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 33, 25, 30, 47, 28, 20, 25, 20, 25, 37OKC37 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Chet HolmgrenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 16, 13, 7, 21, 15, 30, 16, 19OKC19 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 15, 10, 28, 12, 20, 13, 18, 30PHX30 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 36, 34, 22, 30, 31, 37, 22, 20, 23, 22PHX22 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Magic-Pistons · R1 · G2

Detroit wins Game 2 over Orlando, 98–83

First round series: Detroit 1, Orlando 1. Cade Cunningham led Detroit with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists.

Series tracker · Magic-Pistons
G1 · @ DETORL112–101G2 · @ DETDET98–83
Lead changes
Suns-Thunder9
Magic-Pistons4
The night in charts
Suns-Thunder combined for 227, 46 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-ThunderSuns 107, Thunder 120
227
Magic-PistonsMagic 83, Pistons 98
181
OKC won the closest game by 13
Closest finishes
Suns-ThunderSuns 107, Thunder 120
+13 OKC
Magic-PistonsMagic 83, Pistons 98
+15 DET
J-Dub shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
J-DubOKC · 19 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
ChetOKC · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK
58% (7-12)
CadeDET · 27 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
58% (11-19)
BrooksPHX · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
52% (12-23)
SGAOKC · 37 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
52% (13-25)
Final · Suns-Thunder
Suns 107Thunder 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns29282030107
Thunder30353520120
The story
Chet Holmgren had 19 points as Oklahoma City beat Phoenix 120-107

Royce O'Neale led Phoenix with 16 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK · 7-12 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the third 35-20, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
300 +1+8+23+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Pistons
Magic 83Pistons 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2125162183
Pistons2521381498
The story
Cade Cunningham's 27 points and 11 assists carried Detroit past Orlando, 98-83

For Orlando, Paolo Banchero had 18 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 27 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB · 11-19 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 38-16, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
300 +40+22+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.9Reg. season avg33.0Last 2 playoff games

33.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 23.9 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 27 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.4minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.4Reg. season avg12.0Last 2 playoff games

12.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 22.4 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 3 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.8Reg. season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 25.8 a game in the regular season (32 games). Line: 21 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 37

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 33, 25, 30, 47, 28, 20, 25, 20, 25, 37Thunder-Suns · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
37 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 15, 10, 28, 12, 20, 13, 18, 30Suns-Thunder · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 21, 8, 17, 33, 6, 13, 14, 7, 39, 27Pistons-Magic · W
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 36, 34, 22, 30, 31, 37, 22, 20, 23, 22Suns-Thunder · L
22.5 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 8, 25, 25, 15, 0, 35, 36, 17, 21Suns-Thunder · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Jalen SuggsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 12, 11, 12, 23, 4, 12, 16, 19Magic-Pistons · L
17.5 PPG playoffs to date
19 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST