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Thursday, May 7, 2026Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed LAL by 1 at halftime and won 125–107.

Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Cavs97
Pistons107
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +11; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET +10
Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Lakers107
Thunder125
Q1 OKC +4; Q2 OKC -1; Q3 OKC +13; Q4 OKC +18
On this day · 2024–25May 7, 2025: 2 games. Top scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder-Nuggets), 34 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Lakers-Thunder

OKC goes up 2–0 on Lakers

Chet Holmgren goes for 22 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-1+13+18OKC AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers23352227107
Thunder27303632125
Who led
Chet HolmgrenPoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 15, 30, 16, 19, 10, 24, 24, 22OKC22 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 25, 20, 25, 37, 42, 31, 18, 22OKC22 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 26, 19, 19, 15, 22, 15, 8, 31LAL31 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 19, 28, 29, 10, 25, 28, 27, 23LAL23 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Cavs-Pistons · R2 · G2

Detroit keeps Cleveland at arm's length

The Cavaliers never led at a quarter break. Detroit won by 10. Cade Cunningham led Detroit with 25 points, 3 rebounds and 10 assists.

Series tracker · Cavs-Pistons
G1 · @ DETDET111–101G2 · @ DETDET107–97
Lead changes
Cavs-Pistons3
The night in charts
Lakers-Thunder combined for 232, 28 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-ThunderLakers 107, Thunder 125
232
Cavs-PistonsCavs 97, Pistons 107
204
DET won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Cavs-PistonsCavs 97, Pistons 107
+10 DET
Lakers-ThunderLakers 107, Thunder 125
+18 OKC
Chet shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ChetOKC · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
64% (7-11)
McCainOKC · 18 PTS
64% (7-11)
ReavesLAL · 31 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB
63% (10-16)
HachimuraLAL · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Ajay MitchellOKC · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB
58% (7-12)
Final · Cavs-Pistons
Cavs 97Pistons 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1825322297
Pistons25292528107
The story
Cade Cunningham's 25 points and 10 assists carried Detroit past Cleveland, 107-97

For Cleveland, Jarrett Allen had 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB · 7-14 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 25-18, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
200 +7+11+4+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Thunder
Lakers 107Thunder 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers23352227107
Thunder27303632125
The story
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 22 points as Oklahoma City beat Los Angeles 125-107

Austin Reaves led Los Angeles with 31 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 22 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST · 7-13 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Thunder took the third 36-22.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +4−1+13+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.3Reg. season avg23.7Last 3 playoff games

23.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.3 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 21 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Reg. season avg6.0Last 3 playoff games

6.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.8 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.3Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 28.3 a game in the regular season (68 games). Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 31

Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 31, 32, 30, 15, 20, 19, 24, 22, 23, 31Cavs-Pistons · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date · +7.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 26, 19, 19, 15, 22, 15, 8, 31Lakers-Thunder · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +16.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 7, 39, 27, 27, 25, 45, 32, 32, 23, 25Pistons-Cavs · W
30.6 PPG playoffs to date · −6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 19, 28, 29, 10, 25, 28, 27, 23Lakers-Thunder · L
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · −0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Chet HolmgrenPoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 15, 30, 16, 19, 10, 24, 24, 22Thunder-Lakers · W
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Jarrett AllenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 10, 12, 3, 9, 14, 22, 2, 22Cavs-Pistons · L
11.6 PPG playoffs to date · +11.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST