Final · R2 · G1
CLE101
DET111
Final · R2 · G1
LAL90
OKC108
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · CLE @ DET
Detroit draws first blood against Cleveland
Detroit won Game 1 of the conference semifinals, 111–101. Cade Cunningham led Detroit with 23 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists.
Game flow · DET margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 21 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 101 |
| DET | 37 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 111 |
Who led
Cade CunninghamDET23 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Tobias HarrisDET20 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Donovan MitchellCLE23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
James HardenCLE22 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Second story · LAL @ OKC · R2 · G1
OKC never trails at a break against Lakers
Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 108–90. Chet Holmgren led OKC with 24 points, 12 rebounds and 1 assist.
Series tracker · LAL vs OKC
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
24.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.3 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 20 points in 39 minutes.
Our take: Start everywhere
Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
9.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.7 in the regular season (58 games). Today: 6 points in 13 minutes.
Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+8.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29 minutes today, against 20.2 a game in the regular season (72 games). Line: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.
Our take: Watch the minutes
Top performances
LeBron James leads the day with 27
LeBron JamesLAL @ OKC · L
23.7 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 ASTChet HolmgrenOKC vs LAL · W
18.6 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 12 REB · 1 ASTCade CunninghamDET vs CLE · W
31.2 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 3 REB · 7 ASTDonovan MitchellCLE @ DET · L
23.1 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 ASTJames HardenCLE @ DET · L
20.8 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 8 REB · 7 ASTTobias HarrisDET vs CLE · W
21.4 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST