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2025–26 season archive
Saturday, May 9, 2026Playoffs · 2 games
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Final · R2 · G3
DET109
CLE116
Final · R2 · G3
OKC131
LAL108
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · OKC @ LAL

OKC routs Lakers in Game 3

131–108, a 23-point win. Series: OKC 3, Lakers 0. Ajay Mitchell led OKC with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists.

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6-2+11+23OKC AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
OKC31263341131
LAL25342029108
Who led
Ajay MitchellOKC24 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC23 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Rui HachimuraLAL21 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesLAL19 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Second story · DET @ CLE · R2 · G3

Steady Cleveland beats Detroit

Leads at every break, then a 116–109 final. Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland with 35 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · DET vs CLE
G1 · @ DETDET111–101G2 · @ DETDET107–97G3 · @ CLECLE116–109Game by game through May 9, winner and final score. Pink = CLE win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.3Reg. season avg20.7Last 3 playoff games

20.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.3 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 21 points in 38 minutes.

Our take: Start everywhere
Losing minutes
−18.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Reg. season avg3.3Last 3 playoff games

3.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.8 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 4 points in 3 minutes.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+10.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.3Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 28.3 a game in the regular season (68 games). Line: 21 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Our take: Add in deep leagues
Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 35

Donovan MitchellCLE vs DET · W
25.1 PPG playoffs to date
35 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Cade CunninghamDET @ CLE · L
30.2 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Ajay MitchellOKC @ LAL · W
17.4 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC @ LAL · W
28.3 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Rui HachimuraLAL vs OKC · L
16.7 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Tobias HarrisDET @ CLE · L
21.3 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST