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2025–26 season archive
Wednesday, April 29, 2026Playoffs · 3 games
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Final · R1 · G5
ORL109
DET116
Final · R1 · G5
TOR120
CLE125
Final · R1 · G5
HOU99
LAL93
The lead · First round · Game 5 · TOR @ CLE

Cleveland wins Game 5 over Toronto, 125–120

First round series: Cleveland 3, Toronto 2. James Harden led Cleveland with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · CLE 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+4-7-3+5CLE AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
TOR34402917120
CLE38293325125
Who led
James HardenCLE23 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Evan MobleyCLE23 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
RJ BarrettTOR25 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Ja'Kobe WalterTOR20 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · HOU @ LAL · R1 · G5

Houston stays alive against Lakers

A 99–93 win in Game 5 cuts the first round deficit to 3–2. Jabari Smith Jr. led Houston with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · HOU vs LAL
G1 · @ LALLAL107–98G2 · @ LALLAL101–94G3 · @ HOULAL112–108G4 · @ HOUHOU115–96G5 · @ LALHOU99–93Game by game through Apr 29, winner and final score. Pink = HOU win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.3Reg. season avg22.0Last 3 playoff games

22.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.3 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 23 points in 31 minutes.

Our take: Start everywhere
Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.2Reg. season avg13.3Last 3 playoff games

13.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.2 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+14.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Reg. season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 20.4 a game in the regular season (72 games). Line: 20 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Our take: Add in deep leagues
Top performances

Paolo Banchero leads the day with 45

Paolo BancheroORL @ DET · L
25.8 PPG playoffs to date
45 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Cade CunninghamDET vs ORL · W
32.6 PPG playoffs to date
45 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
RJ BarrettTOR @ CLE · L
24.4 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesLAL vs HOU · L
22.2 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
James HardenCLE vs TOR · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Evan MobleyCLE vs TOR · W
17.6 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST