FloaterDaily Brief
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
DET103
CLE112
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE -4; Q3 CLE +13; Q4 CLE +9
Final · R2 · G4
OKC115
LAL110
Q1 OKC -5; Q2 OKC +4; Q3 OKC -4; Q4 OKC +5
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 11, 2025: 2 games. Top scorer: Nikola Jokic (DEN vs OKC), 27 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · OKC @ LAL

SGA pours in 35, OKC beats Lakers

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 35 points in a 115–110 win. OKC wins the conference semifinals series 4–0.

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+4-4+5OKC AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
OKC21283135115
LAL26193926110
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 · DET @ CLE · 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 · DET vs CLE
G1 · @ DETDET111–101G2 · @ DETDET107–97G3 · @ CLECLE116–109G4 · @ CLECLE112–103Game by game through May 11, winner and final score. Pink = CLE 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
13.6Reg. 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

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: 30, 15, 20, 19, 24, 22, 23, 31, 35, 43CLE vs DET · W
26.7 PPG playoffs to date · +17.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: 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, 35OKC @ LAL · 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, 28OKC @ LAL · 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, 27LAL vs OKC · 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, 25LAL vs OKC · 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, 24LAL vs OKC · L
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · +0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST