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Friday, May 15, 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 · G6 · Box score
Pistons115
Cavs94
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET +3; Q3 DET +14; Q4 DET +21
Final · R2 · G6 · Box score
Spurs139
Wolves109
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +13; Q3 SAS +26; Q4 SAS +30
On this day · 2024–25May 15, 2025: 1 game. Top scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder-Nuggets), 32 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 6 · Pistons-Cavs

Detroit pulls level with Cleveland

Stephon Castle goes for 32 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+3+14+21DET AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons27273031115
Cavs2526192494
Who led
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 25, 45, 32, 32, 23, 25, 27, 19, 39, 21DET21 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Paul ReedPoints, last 10 games: 4, 26, 0, 4, 6, 0, 11, 15, 10, 17DET17 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 16, 18, 22, 10, 19, 24, 30, 23CLE23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Evan MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 23, 26, 13, 14, 9, 13, 17, 19, 18CLE18 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Spurs-Wolves · R2 · G6

San Antonio leads Minnesota wire to wire

San Antonio was ahead at every break and won 139–109. Best quarter: the second, 38–34. Stephon Castle led San Antonio with 32 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Spurs-Wolves
G1 · @ SASMIN104–102G2 · @ SASSAS133–95G3 · @ MINSAS115–108G4 · @ MINMIN114–109G5 · @ SASSAS126–97G6 · @ MINSAS139–109
Lead changes
Pistons-Cavs5
Spurs-Wolves0
The night in charts
Spurs-Wolves combined for 248, 39 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 139, Wolves 109
248
Pistons-CavsPistons 115, Cavs 94
209
DET won the closest game by 21
Closest finishes
Pistons-CavsPistons 115, Cavs 94
+21 DET
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 139, Wolves 109
+30 SAS
Fox shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FoxSAS · 21 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
DurenDET · 15 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
CastleSAS · 32 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST
69% (11-16)
WembySAS · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
55% (6-11)
ReidMIN · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
54% (7-13)
Final · Pistons-Cavs
Pistons 115Cavs 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons27273031115
Cavs2526192494
The story
Jalen Duren's 15 points and 11 rebounds carried Detroit past Cleveland, 115-94

For Cleveland, Evan Mobley had 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK · 7-10 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 30-19, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
300 +2+3+14+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

James Harden was the fantasy play: 42.9 FPTS on 23 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST

Final · Spurs-Wolves
Spurs 139Wolves 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs36383629139
Wolves27342325109
The story
De'Aaron Fox had 21 points and 9 assists as San Antonio beat Minnesota 139-109

Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 24 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 8-10 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

The Spurs won the third 36-23, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
300 +9+13+26+30 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.7Reg. season avg23.0Last 3 playoff games

23.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.7 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 32 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−23.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Reg. season avg4.0Last 3 playoff games

4.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.0 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 2 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Reg. season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 20.2 a game in the regular season (72 games). Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Stephon Castle leads the day with 32

Stephon CastlePoints, last 10 games: 18, 33, 16, 15, 17, 21, 13, 20, 17, 32Spurs-Wolves · W
19.9 PPG playoffs to date · +13.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 17, 5, 18, 12, 32, 36, 20, 24Wolves-Spurs · L
21.6 PPG playoffs to date · +2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 16, 18, 22, 10, 19, 24, 30, 23Cavs-Pistons · L
20.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 28, 21, 10, 16, 17, 24, 18, 21Spurs-Wolves · W
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 25, 45, 32, 32, 23, 25, 27, 19, 39, 21Pistons-Cavs · W
29.3 PPG playoffs to date · −9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Terrence Shannon Jr.Points, last 10 games: 26, 3, 15, 24, 16, 12, 5, 8, 2, 21Wolves-Spurs · L
11.8 PPG playoffs to date · +10.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST