NBA Playoff Bracket 2026, Updated Picture, Schedule After May 7
Thursday's NBA action featured the league's No. 1 seeds, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Detroit Pistons, looking to hold serve in the second round against the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers, respectively.
OKC and Detroit entered Thursday with 1-0 leads in their best-of-seven series. OKC crushed the Lakers, 108-90, with big man Chet Holmgren posting 24 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks.
The Pistons survived a late comeback from the Cavs and held on for a 111-101 win. Cade Cunningham scored 23 points, and Tobias Harris added 20.
Here's a look at Thursday's results and the updated playoff picture and schedule.
Thursday's Results
Pistons 107, Magic 97 (Detroit leads 2-0)
Thunder vs. Lakers (OKC leads 1-0)
NBA Conference Semifinal Schedule (Next 2 Days)
Friday Schedule
No. 3 New York Knicks at No. 7 Philadelphia 76ers, 7 p.m. ET
No. 2 San Antonio Spurs at No. 6 Minnesota Timberwolves, 9:30 p.m. ET
Saturday Schedule
No. 1 Detroit Pistons at No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers, 3 p.m. ET
No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder at No. 4 Los Angeles Lakers, 8:30 p.m. ET
Thursday Highlights
Pistons 107, Cavaliers 97
Cade Cunningham's 25-point, 10-assist outing led the Pistons to a 107-97 home win and a 2-0 series lead.
Detroit made 14-of-28 three-pointers to propel itself to victory. Duncan Robinson hit 5-of-9 threes to lead the Pistons from beyond the arc en route to 17 points.
Tobias Harris added 21 points, seven rebounds, two blocks and two steals. Daniss Jenkins continued his tremendous play off the bench with 14 points, six rebounds and four assists.
Cavs guard Donovan Mitchell led all scorers with 31 points. Center Jarrett Allen added 22 points.
However, Cleveland was ice cold from the three-point line, making just 7-of-29 from deep, and that proved to be the difference.
This has been a rough series for James Harden, who scored just 10 points on 3-of-13 shooting (0-of-4 from three), two days after committing seven turnovers in Game 1.
Evan Mobley did well defensively (three blocks, three steals), but he was quiet elsewhere with just nine points and one rebound.
This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.
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