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Wednesday, May 13, 2026Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed DET by 8 at halftime and won 117–113.

Final · OT · R2 · G5
CLE117
DET113
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE -8; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE 0; OT1 CLE +4
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 13, 2025: 2 games. Top scorer: Nikola Jokic (DEN @ OKC), 44 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · CLE @ DET

James Harden scores 30, Cleveland rallies past Detroit

Cleveland trailed by 8 at the half and won 117–113. Conference semifinals series: Cleveland 3, Detroit 2. Cade Cunningham scored 39 for Detroit in the loss.

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-2-8+40+4CLE AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
CLE2725321914117
DET2931202310113
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 23, 16, 18, 22, 10, 19, 24, 30CLE30 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 19, 24, 22, 23, 31, 35, 43, 21CLE21 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 45, 32, 32, 23, 25, 27, 19, 39DET39 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Daniss JenkinsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 3, 6, 7, 16, 12, 14, 2, 2, 19DET19 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.9Reg. season avg33.0Last 3 playoff games

33.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.9 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 21 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Reg. season avg8.3Last 3 playoff games

8.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.0 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Reg. season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 20.2 a game in the regular season (72 games). Line: 19 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Cade Cunningham leads the day with 39

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.
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 45, 32, 32, 23, 25, 27, 19, 39DET vs CLE · L
30.0 PPG playoffs to date · +9.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 23, 16, 18, 22, 10, 19, 24, 30CLE @ DET · W
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +10.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 19, 24, 22, 23, 31, 35, 43, 21CLE @ DET · W
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · −5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Max StrusPoints, last 10 games: 15, 1, 8, 6, 12, 19, 3, 7, 5, 20CLE @ DET · W
10.5 PPG playoffs to date · +10.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Evan MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 23, 26, 13, 14, 9, 13, 17, 19CLE @ DET · W
16.6 PPG playoffs to date · +2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Daniss JenkinsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 3, 6, 7, 16, 12, 14, 2, 2, 19DET vs CLE · L
8.0 PPG playoffs to date · +12.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST