FloaterDaily Brief
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
CLE97
DET107
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +11; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET +10
Final · R2 · G2
LAL107
OKC125
Q1 OKC +4; Q2 OKC -1; Q3 OKC +13; 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 7, 2025: 2 games. Top scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC vs DEN), 34 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · LAL @ OKC

OKC goes up 2–0 on Lakers

Game 2 went to the Thunder, 125–107. Chet Holmgren led OKC with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · OKC 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+4-1+13+18OKC AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL23352227107
OKC27303632125
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 · CLE @ DET · 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 · CLE vs DET
G1 · @ DETDET111–101G2 · @ DETDET107–97Game by game through May 7, winner and final score. Pink = DET win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
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

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.
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 31, 32, 30, 15, 20, 19, 24, 22, 23, 31CLE @ DET · 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, 31LAL @ OKC · 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, 25DET vs CLE · 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, 23LAL @ OKC · 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, 22OKC vs LAL · 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, 22CLE @ DET · L
11.6 PPG playoffs to date · +11.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST