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Tuesday, May 5, 2026Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Cavs101
Pistons111
Q1 DET +16; Q2 DET +13; Q3 DET +7; Q4 DET +10
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Lakers90
Thunder108
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +8; Q3 OKC +12; Q4 OKC +18
On this day · 2024–25May 5, 2025: 2 games. Top scorer: Nikola Jokic (Nuggets-Thunder), 42 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · Cavs-Pistons

Detroit draws first blood against Cleveland

Chet Holmgren goes for 24 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+16+13+7+10DET AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs21253025101
Pistons37222428111
Who led
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 39, 27, 27, 25, 45, 32, 32, 23DET23 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 24, 17, 16, 23, 20, 23, 22, 30, 20DET20 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 38, 31, 32, 30, 15, 20, 19, 24, 22, 23CLE23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 22, 28, 18, 19, 23, 16, 18, 22CLE22 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Lakers-Thunder · R2 · G1

OKC never trails at a break against Lakers

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 108–90. Chet Holmgren led OKC with 24 points, 12 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Lakers-Thunder
G1 · @ OKCOKC108–90
Lead changes
Lakers-Thunder5
Cavs-Pistons1
The night in charts
Cavs-Pistons combined for 212, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-PistonsCavs 101, Pistons 111
212
Lakers-ThunderLakers 90, Thunder 108
198
DET won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Cavs-PistonsCavs 101, Pistons 111
+10 DET
Lakers-ThunderLakers 90, Thunder 108
+18 OKC
LeBron shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LeBronLAL · 27 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
Duncan RobinsonDET · 19 PTS, 2 AST, 2 STL
58% (7-12)
MobleyCLE · 14 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
55% (6-11)
HachimuraLAL · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
StrusCLE · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
Final · Cavs-Pistons
Cavs 101Pistons 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs21253025101
Pistons37222428111
The story
Cade Cunningham's 23 points carried Detroit past Cleveland, 111-101

For Cleveland, Evan Mobley had 14 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 23 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 6-19 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 37-21, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
200 +16+13+7+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Thunder
Lakers 90Thunder 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2627191890
Thunder31302324108
The story
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 18 points as Oklahoma City beat Los Angeles 108-90

Rui Hachimura led Los Angeles with 18 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 8-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the fourth 24-18, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +5+8+12+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.3Reg. season avg24.0Last 3 playoff games

24.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.3 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 20 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Reg. season avg9.7Last 3 playoff games

9.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.7 in the regular season (58 games). Today: 6 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Reg. season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 20.2 a game in the regular season (72 games). Line: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 27

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 18, 19, 28, 29, 10, 25, 28, 27Lakers-Thunder · L
23.7 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Chet HolmgrenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 21, 15, 30, 16, 19, 10, 24, 24Thunder-Lakers · W
18.6 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 39, 27, 27, 25, 45, 32, 32, 23Pistons-Cavs · W
31.2 PPG playoffs to date · −9.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 38, 31, 32, 30, 15, 20, 19, 24, 22, 23Cavs-Pistons · L
23.1 PPG playoffs to date · −0.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 22, 28, 18, 19, 23, 16, 18, 22Cavs-Pistons · L
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 24, 17, 16, 23, 20, 23, 22, 30, 20Pistons-Cavs · W
21.4 PPG playoffs to date · −1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST