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2025–26 season archive
Friday, May 1, 2026Playoffs · 3 games
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Final · R1 · G6
DET93
ORL79
Final · OT · R1 · G6
CLE110
TOR112
Final · R1 · G6
LAL98
HOU78
The lead · First round · Game 6 · DET @ ORL

Cade Cunningham drops 32 in 22-point comeback win over Orlando

Orlando led by 22 at the half. Final: 93–79. First round series: Detroit 3, Orlando 3.

Game flow · DET margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-22-9+14DET AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DET2612243193
ORL253511879
Who led
Cade CunninghamDET32 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Tobias HarrisDET22 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Paolo BancheroORL17 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Desmond BaneORL17 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · CLE @ TOR · R1 · G6

Toronto pulls level with Cleveland

Game 6 to Toronto, 112–110. The first round series is tied 3–3. Scottie Barnes led Toronto with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 14 assists.

Series tracker · CLE vs TOR
G1 · @ CLECLE126–113G2 · @ CLECLE115–105G3 · @ TORTOR126–104G4 · @ TORTOR93–89G5 · @ CLECLE125–120G6 · @ TORTOR112–110Game by game through May 1, winner and final score. Pink = TOR win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.9Reg. season avg34.0Last 3 playoff games

34.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.9 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 32 points in 42 minutes.

Our take: Start everywhere
Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.2Reg. season avg13.7Last 3 playoff games

13.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.2 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 7 points in 16 minutes.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+22.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 20.4 a game in the regular season (72 games). Line: 24 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Our take: Worth a pickup
Top performances

Cade Cunningham leads the day with 32

Cade CunninghamDET @ ORL · W
32.5 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesLAL @ HOU · W
23.2 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Evan MobleyCLE @ TOR · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Scottie BarnesTOR vs CLE · W
24.2 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 7 REB · 14 AST
RJ BarrettTOR vs CLE · W
24.3 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Donovan MitchellCLE @ TOR · L
23.3 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST