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Monday, May 11, 2026Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed LAL by 5 after the first quarter and won 115–110.

Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Pistons103
Cavs112
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE -4; Q3 CLE +13; Q4 CLE +9
Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Thunder115
Lakers110
Q1 OKC -5; Q2 OKC +4; Q3 OKC -4; Q4 OKC +5
On this day · 2024–25May 11, 2025: 2 games. Top scorer: Nikola Jokic (Nuggets-Thunder), 27 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · Thunder-Lakers

SGA pours in 35, OKC beats Lakers

Donovan Mitchell goes for 43 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+4-4+5OKC AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder21283135115
Lakers26193926110
Who led
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 25, 37, 42, 31, 18, 22, 23, 35OKC35 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Ajay MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 9, 7, 9, 14, 15, 22, 18, 20, 24, 28OKC28 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 19, 15, 22, 15, 8, 31, 17, 27LAL27 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Rui HachimuraPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 22, 13, 12, 21, 18, 16, 21, 25LAL25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Pistons-Cavs · R2 · G4

Cleveland evens the series with Detroit at 2–2

Cleveland won Game 4, 112–103, in the conference semifinals. Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland with 43 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Pistons-Cavs
G1 · @ DETDET111–101G2 · @ DETDET107–97G3 · @ CLECLE116–109G4 · @ CLECLE112–103
Lead changes
Thunder-Lakers13
Pistons-Cavs10
The night in charts
Thunder-Lakers combined for 225, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-LakersThunder 115, Lakers 110
225
Pistons-CavsPistons 103, Cavs 112
215
OKC won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Thunder-LakersThunder 115, Lakers 110
+5 OKC
Pistons-CavsPistons 103, Cavs 112
+9 CLE
OKC rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-LakersOKC won · Thunder 115, Lakers 110
5 pts
Pistons-CavsCLE won · Pistons 103, Cavs 112
4 pts
Ajay Mitchell shot 12-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Ajay MitchellOKC · 28 PTS, 4 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB
63% (12-19)
LeVertDET · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
HachimuraLAL · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
60% (9-15)
MobleyCLE · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 5 BLK
55% (6-11)
MitchellCLE · 43 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
50% (13-26)
Final · Thunder-Lakers
Thunder 115Lakers 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder21283135115
Lakers26193926110
The story
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 35 points and 8 assists carried Oklahoma City past Los Angeles, 115-110

For Los Angeles, Austin Reaves had 27 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 35 PTS, 8 AST, 1 REB · 11-22 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 28-19.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −5+4−4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Cavs
Pistons 103Cavs 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons24322126103
Cavs21313822112
The story
Evan Mobley had 17 points as Cleveland beat Detroit 112-103

Tobias Harris led Detroit with 16 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 17 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 5 BLK, 3 STL · 6-11 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Cavaliers took the third 38-21.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −3−4+13+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.6Reg. season avg24.0Last 3 playoff games

24.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.6 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 28 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Reg. season avg2.0Last 3 playoff games

2.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.8 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.3Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 28.3 a game in the regular season (68 games). Line: 25 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 43

Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 30, 15, 20, 19, 24, 22, 23, 31, 35, 43Cavs-Pistons · W
26.7 PPG playoffs to date · +17.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Larry Hughes WAS, Jan 10, 2004: 43 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
43 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 25, 37, 42, 31, 18, 22, 23, 35Thunder-Lakers · W
29.1 PPG playoffs to date · +6.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Ajay MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 9, 7, 9, 14, 15, 22, 18, 20, 24, 28Thunder-Lakers · W
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +10.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 19, 15, 22, 15, 8, 31, 17, 27Lakers-Thunder · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Rui HachimuraPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 22, 13, 12, 21, 18, 16, 21, 25Lakers-Thunder · L
17.5 PPG playoffs to date · +8.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 29, 10, 25, 28, 27, 23, 19, 24Lakers-Thunder · L
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · +0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST