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Friday, May 1, 2026Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed ORL by 22 at halftime and won 93–79.

Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Pistons93
Magic79
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET -22; Q3 DET -9; Q4 DET +14
Final · OT · R1 · G6 · Box score
Cavs110
Raptors112
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 TOR +10; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +2
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Lakers98
Rockets78
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +18; Q3 LAL +16; Q4 LAL +20
On this day · 2024–25May 1, 2025: 2 games. Top scorer: Jalen Brunson (Knicks-Pistons), 40 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 6 · Pistons-Magic

Cade Cunningham drops 32 in 22-point comeback win over Orlando

Scottie Barnes goes for 25 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-22-9+14DET AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2612243193
Magic253511879
Who led
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 6, 13, 14, 7, 39, 27, 27, 25, 45, 32DET32 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 8, 24, 17, 16, 23, 20, 23, 22DET22 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 18, 25, 23, 18, 25, 18, 45, 17ORL17 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 2, 8, 34, 13, 17, 12, 25, 22, 18, 17ORL17 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Cavs-Raptors · R1 · G6

Toronto pulls level with Cleveland

Game 6 to Toronto, 112–110. The first round series is tied 3–3. Scottie Barnes led Toronto with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 14 assists.

Series tracker · Cavs-Raptors
G1 · @ CLECLE126–113G2 · @ CLECLE115–105G3 · @ TORTOR126–104G4 · @ TORTOR93–89G5 · @ CLECLE125–120G6 · @ TORTOR112–110
Lead changes
Pistons-Magic7
Lakers-Rockets5
The night in charts
Cavs-Raptors combined for 222, 46 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 110, Raptors 112 · OT
222
Lakers-RocketsLakers 98, Rockets 78
176
Pistons-MagicPistons 93, Magic 79
172
TOR won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 110, Raptors 112 · OT
+2 TOR
Pistons-MagicPistons 93, Magic 79
+14 DET
Lakers-RocketsLakers 98, Rockets 78
+20 LAL
Mobley shot 9-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MobleyCLE · 26 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
Murray-BoylesTOR · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
60% (6-10)
WalterTOR · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 1 BLK
54% (7-13)
HachimuraLAL · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
53% (8-15)
BarnesTOR · 25 PTS, 14 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL
52% (11-21)
Final · Cavs-Raptors
Cavs 110Raptors 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs321930236110
Raptors322931128112
The story
Ja'Kobe Walter had 24 points as Toronto beat Cleveland 112-110 in OT

James Harden led Cleveland with 16 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST 24 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL · 7-13 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the second 29-19, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 0+10+110+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pistons-Magic
Pistons 93Magic 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2612243193
Magic253511879
The story
Tobias Harris' 22 points and 10 rebounds carried Detroit past Orlando, 93-79

For Orlando, Desmond Bane had 17 PTS, 3 REB 22 PTS, 10 REB · 7-20 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 9 going into the fourth, then won it 31-8.

DET lead by quarter
200 +1−22−9+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Rockets
Lakers 98Rockets 78
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2326222798
Rockets1813242378
The story
Los Angeles beat Houston 98-78 behind 21 points from Rui Hachimura

Tari Eason paced Houston: 14 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 8-15 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

A 26-13 second quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +5+18+16+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.9Reg. season avg34.0Last 3 playoff games

34.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.9 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 32 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.2Reg. season avg13.7Last 3 playoff games

13.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.2 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 7 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 20.4 a game in the regular season (72 games). Line: 24 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Cade Cunningham leads the day with 32

Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 6, 13, 14, 7, 39, 27, 27, 25, 45, 32Pistons-Magic · W
32.5 PPG playoffs to date · −0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 26, 28, 18, 19, 28, 29, 10, 25, 28Lakers-Rockets · W
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Evan MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 22, 10, 17, 25, 15, 8, 23, 26Cavs-Raptors · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Scottie BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 15, 18, 21, 26, 33, 23, 17, 25Raptors-Cavs · W
24.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 14 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 22, 26, 24, 22, 33, 18, 25, 24Raptors-Cavs · W
24.3 PPG playoffs to date · −0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 10, 25, 38, 31, 32, 30, 15, 20, 19, 24Cavs-Raptors · L
23.3 PPG playoffs to date · +0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST