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2025–26 season archive
Monday, April 27, 2026Playoffs · 3 games
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Final · R1 · G4
DET88
ORL94
Final · R1 · G4
OKC131
PHX122
Final · R1 · G5
MIN113
DEN125
The lead · First round · Game 4 · DET @ ORL

Orlando gets past Detroit

94–88, with Orlando ahead 54–52 at halftime. Desmond Bane led Orlando with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · ORL 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 Q3Final0-1+2+6+6ORL AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DET2725171988
ORL2628211994
Who led
Desmond BaneORL22 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Franz WagnerORL19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Cade CunninghamDET25 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Tobias HarrisDET20 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · OKC @ PHX · R1 · G4

OKC never trails at a break against Phoenix

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 131–122. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led OKC with 31 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · OKC vs PHX
G1 · @ OKCOKC119–84G2 · @ OKCOKC120–107G3 · @ PHXOKC121–109G4 · @ PHXOKC131–122Game by game through Apr 27, winner and final score. Pink = OKC win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+13.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.8Reg. season avg28.7Last 3 playoff games

28.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.8 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 18 points in 38 minutes.

Our take: Start everywhere
Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.4Reg. season avg8.0Last 3 playoff games

8.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.4 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+14.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 22.5 a game in the regular season (63 games). Line: 20 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Our take: Add in deep leagues
Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 31

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC @ PHX · W
33.8 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Nikola JokicDEN vs MIN · W
25.4 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 12 REB · 16 AST
Julius RandleMIN @ DEN · L
19.4 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Cade CunninghamDET @ ORL · L
29.5 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Chet HolmgrenOKC @ PHX · W
17.2 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Jamal MurrayDEN vs MIN · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST