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2025–26 season archive
Friday, May 15, 2026Playoffs · 2 games
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Final · R2 · G6
DET115
CLE94
Final · R2 · G6
SAS139
MIN109
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 6 · DET @ CLE

Detroit pulls level with Cleveland

Game 6 to Detroit, 115–94. The conference semifinals series is tied 3–3. Cade Cunningham led Detroit with 21 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists.

Game flow · DET 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+2+3+14+21DET AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DET27273031115
CLE2526192494
Who led
Cade CunninghamDET21 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Paul ReedDET17 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
James HardenCLE23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Evan MobleyCLE18 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · SAS @ MIN · R2 · G6

San Antonio leads Minnesota wire to wire

San Antonio was ahead at every break and won 139–109. Best quarter: the second, 38–34. Stephon Castle led San Antonio with 32 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · SAS vs MIN
G1 · @ SASMIN104–102G2 · @ SASSAS133–95G3 · @ MINSAS115–108G4 · @ MINMIN114–109G5 · @ SASSAS126–97G6 · @ MINSAS139–109Game by game through May 15, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.7Reg. season avg23.0Last 3 playoff games

23.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.7 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 32 points in 30 minutes.

Our take: Start everywhere
Losing minutes
−23.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Reg. season avg4.0Last 3 playoff games

4.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.0 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 2 points in 2 minutes.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+10.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Reg. season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 20.2 a game in the regular season (72 games). Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Our take: Add in deep leagues
Top performances

Stephon Castle leads the day with 32

Stephon CastleSAS @ MIN · W
19.9 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Anthony EdwardsMIN vs SAS · L
21.6 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
James HardenCLE vs DET · L
20.9 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
De'Aaron FoxSAS @ MIN · W
18.8 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Cade CunninghamDET @ CLE · W
29.3 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Terrence Shannon Jr.MIN vs SAS · L
11.8 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST