FloaterDaily Brief
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
CLE101
DET111
Q1 DET +16; Q2 DET +13; Q3 DET +7; Q4 DET +10
Final · R2 · G1
LAL90
OKC108
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +8; Q3 OKC +12; Q4 OKC +18
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2024–25May 5, 2025: 2 games. Top scorer: Nikola Jokic (DEN @ OKC), 42 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · CLE @ DET

Detroit draws first blood against Cleveland

Detroit won Game 1 of the conference semifinals, 111–101. Cade Cunningham led Detroit with 23 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · DET margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+16+13+7+10DET AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CLE21253025101
DET37222428111
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 · LAL @ OKC · 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 · LAL vs OKC
G1 · @ OKCOKC108–90Game by game through May 5, winner and final score. Pink = OKC win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
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

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 18, 19, 28, 29, 10, 25, 28, 27LAL @ OKC · 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, 24OKC vs LAL · 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, 23DET vs CLE · 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, 23CLE @ DET · 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, 22CLE @ DET · 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, 20DET vs CLE · W
21.4 PPG playoffs to date · −1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST