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Sunday, May 3, 2026Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 2 points, by CLE (vs TOR) and DET (vs ORL).

Final · R1 · G7 · Box score
Magic94
Pistons116
Q1 DET -2; Q2 DET +11; Q3 DET +19; Q4 DET +22
Final · R1 · G7 · Box score
Raptors102
Cavs114
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 Cavs 0; Q3 CLE +19; Q4 CLE +12
On this day · 2024–25May 3, 2025: 1 game. Top scorer: Aaron Gordon (Nuggets-Clippers), 22 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 7 · Raptors-Cavs

Cleveland finishes off Toronto, wins the series 4–3

Jarrett Allen goes for 22 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-20+19+12CLE AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors26231934102
Cavs24253827114
Who led
Jarrett AllenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 16, 10, 10, 12, 3, 9, 14, 22CLE22 PTS · 19 REB · 2 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 25, 38, 31, 32, 30, 15, 20, 19, 24, 22CLE22 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Scottie BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 18, 21, 26, 33, 23, 17, 25, 24TOR24 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 26, 24, 22, 33, 18, 25, 24, 23TOR23 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Magic-Pistons · R1 · G7

Detroit wins Game 7 against Orlando

116–94. Detroit takes the first round series 4–3. Cade Cunningham led Detroit with 32 points, 1 rebound and 12 assists.

Series tracker · Magic-Pistons
G1 · @ DETORL112–101G2 · @ DETDET98–83G3 · @ ORLORL113–105G4 · @ ORLORL94–88G5 · @ DETDET116–109G6 · @ ORLDET93–79G7 · @ DETDET116–94
Lead changes
Magic-Pistons12
Raptors-Cavs1
The night in charts
Raptors-Cavs combined for 216, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-CavsRaptors 102, Cavs 114
216
Magic-PistonsMagic 94, Pistons 116
210
CLE won the closest game by 12
Closest finishes
Raptors-CavsRaptors 102, Cavs 114
+12 CLE
Magic-PistonsMagic 94, Pistons 116
+22 DET
CLE rallied from 2 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-CavsCLE won · Raptors 102, Cavs 114
2 pts
Magic-PistonsDET won · Magic 94, Pistons 116
2 pts
Jarrett Allen shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jarrett AllenCLE · 22 PTS, 19 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
Tobias HarrisDET · 30 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
61% (11-18)
BarnesTOR · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
57% (8-14)
PaoloORL · 38 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
56% (14-25)
CadeDET · 32 PTS, 12 AST, 2 BLK, 1 REB
56% (10-18)
Final · Raptors-Cavs
Raptors 102Cavs 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors26231934102
Cavs24253827114
The story
James Harden had 18 points as Cleveland beat Toronto 114-102

RJ Barrett led Toronto with 23 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 3-9 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the third 38-19, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −20+19+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Pistons
Magic 94Pistons 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2227153094
Pistons20402333116
The story
Cade Cunningham's 32 points and 12 assists carried Detroit past Orlando, 116-94

For Orlando, Desmond Bane had 16 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 32 PTS, 12 AST, 1 REB · 10-18 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 40-27.

DET lead by quarter
300 −2+11+19+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.9Reg. season avg36.3Last 3 playoff games

36.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.9 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 32 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Reg. season avg16.0Last 3 playoff games

16.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.0 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 7 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 20.4 a game in the regular season (72 games). Line: 13 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Paolo Banchero leads the day with 38

Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 25, 23, 18, 25, 18, 45, 17, 38Magic-Pistons · L
26.3 PPG playoffs to date · +13.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 7, 39, 27, 27, 25, 45, 32, 32Pistons-Magic · W
32.4 PPG playoffs to date · −0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 1 REB · 12 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 24, 17, 16, 23, 20, 23, 22, 30Pistons-Magic · W
21.6 PPG playoffs to date · +9.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Scottie BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 18, 21, 26, 33, 23, 17, 25, 24Raptors-Cavs · L
24.1 PPG playoffs to date · −0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 26, 24, 22, 33, 18, 25, 24, 23Raptors-Cavs · L
24.1 PPG playoffs to date · −1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Jarrett AllenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 16, 10, 10, 12, 3, 9, 14, 22Cavs-Raptors · W
11.4 PPG playoffs to date · +12.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 19 REB · 2 AST