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Saturday, May 9, 2026Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed LAL by 2 at halftime and won 131–108.

Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Pistons109
Cavs116
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +16; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +7
Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Thunder131
Lakers108
Q1 OKC +6; Q2 OKC -2; Q3 OKC +11; Q4 OKC +23
On this day · 2024–25May 9, 2025: 2 games. Top scorer: Donovan Mitchell (Cavs-Pacers), 43 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · Thunder-Lakers

OKC routs Lakers in Game 3

Ajay Mitchell goes for 24 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6-2+11+23OKC AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder31263341131
Lakers25342029108
Who led
Ajay MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 7, 9, 7, 9, 14, 15, 22, 18, 20, 24OKC24 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 20, 25, 37, 42, 31, 18, 22, 23OKC23 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Rui HachimuraPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 13, 22, 13, 12, 21, 18, 16, 21LAL21 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 28, 29, 10, 25, 28, 27, 23, 19LAL19 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Pistons-Cavs · R2 · G3

Steady Cleveland beats Detroit

Leads at every break, then a 116–109 final. Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland with 35 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Pistons-Cavs
G1 · @ DETDET111–101G2 · @ DETDET107–97G3 · @ CLECLE116–109
Lead changes
Thunder-Lakers11
The night in charts
Thunder-Lakers combined for 239, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-LakersThunder 131, Lakers 108
239
Pistons-CavsPistons 109, Cavs 116
225
CLE won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Pistons-CavsPistons 109, Cavs 116
+7 CLE
Thunder-LakersThunder 131, Lakers 108
+23 OKC
Kennard shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KennardLAL · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
ChetOKC · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
Cason WallaceOKC · 16 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Ajay MitchellOKC · 24 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
59% (10-17)
HardenCLE · 19 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
Final · Pistons-Cavs
Pistons 109Cavs 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons30183328109
Cavs32321933116
The story
James Harden had 19 points as Cleveland beat Detroit 116-109

Duncan Robinson led Detroit with 15 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB · 8-14 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the second 32-18, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +2+16+2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Lakers
Thunder 131Lakers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder31263341131
Lakers25342029108
The story
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 23 points and 9 assists carried Oklahoma City past Los Angeles, 131-108

For Los Angeles, Rui Hachimura had 21 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 7-20 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 33-20.

OKC lead by quarter
300 +6−2+11+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.3Reg. season avg20.7Last 3 playoff games

20.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.3 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 21 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Reg. season avg3.3Last 3 playoff games

3.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.8 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 4 points in 3 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: 21 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 35

Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 32, 30, 15, 20, 19, 24, 22, 23, 31, 35Cavs-Pistons · W
25.1 PPG playoffs to date · +11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 39, 27, 27, 25, 45, 32, 32, 23, 25, 27Pistons-Cavs · L
30.2 PPG playoffs to date · −3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jason Kidd DAL, Apr 16, 2008: 27 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
27 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Ajay MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 7, 9, 7, 9, 14, 15, 22, 18, 20, 24Thunder-Lakers · W
17.4 PPG playoffs to date · +7.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 20, 25, 37, 42, 31, 18, 22, 23Thunder-Lakers · W
28.3 PPG playoffs to date · −6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Rui HachimuraPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 13, 22, 13, 12, 21, 18, 16, 21Lakers-Thunder · L
16.7 PPG playoffs to date · +4.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 23, 20, 23, 22, 30, 20, 21, 21Pistons-Cavs · L
21.3 PPG playoffs to date · −0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST