FloaterDaily Brief
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
DET109
CLE116
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +16; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +7
Final · R2 · G3
OKC131
LAL108
Q1 OKC +6; Q2 OKC -2; Q3 OKC +11; Q4 OKC +23
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 9, 2025: 2 games. Top scorer: Donovan Mitchell (CLE @ IND), 43 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · OKC @ LAL

OKC routs Lakers in Game 3

131–108, a 23-point win. Series: OKC 3, Lakers 0. Ajay Mitchell led OKC with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists.

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6-2+11+23OKC AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
OKC31263341131
LAL25342029108
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 · DET @ CLE · 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 · DET vs CLE
G1 · @ DETDET111–101G2 · @ DETDET107–97G3 · @ CLECLE116–109Game by game through May 9, winner and final score. Pink = CLE win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
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

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: 32, 30, 15, 20, 19, 24, 22, 23, 31, 35CLE vs DET · 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, 27DET @ CLE · L
30.2 PPG playoffs to date · −3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: 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, 24OKC @ LAL · 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, 23OKC @ LAL · 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, 21LAL vs OKC · 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, 21DET @ CLE · L
21.3 PPG playoffs to date · −0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST