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Top Performances05

01DET·
Cade Cunningham
27PTS
10REB
10AST
02CLE·
Donovan Mitchell
35PTS
10REB
4AST
03OKC·
Ajay Mitchell
24PTS
10AST
3STL
04OKC·
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
23PTS
9AST
2BLK
05DET·
Duncan Robinson
15PTS
4AST
5STL
Historical ranks reconstructed from win percentage. Ties share a rank (T#); NBA tiebreakers are not applied.

Games02

Heavyweight
Final
#1 Thunder65-18W131
TEAM QUALITY
Elite
#4 Lakers53-30L108
TEAM QUALITY
Mid
💥 Blowout+23FINAL MARGIN
OKC
Blowout+23 PTS
LAL
Q4 fade-12 Q4 PTS
Heavyweight
Final
#4 Cavaliers53-30W116
TEAM QUALITY
Good
#1 Pistons60-23L109
TEAM QUALITY
Mid
🛳️ In control+7FINAL MARGIN
CLE
Hot hand58.1% FG
DET
Triple dbl3 × 10+

Standings

After May 9 games
Eastern Conference
#TeamW–LPaceMay 9Next · May 10
Playoffs1Pistons60–2260LCleveland CavaliersOff
2Celtics56–2656OffOff
3Knicks53–2953Off@Philadelphia 76ers
4Cavaliers52–3052WDetroit PistonsOff
T5Hawks46–3646OffOff
T5Raptors46–3646OffOff
Play-inT776ers45–3745OffvsNew York Knicks
T7Magic45–3745OffOff
9Hornets44–3844OffOff
10Heat43–3943OffOff
Lottery11Bucks32–5032OffOff
12Bulls31–5131OffOff
13Nets20–6220OffOff
14Pacers19–6319OffOff
15Wizards17–6517OffOff
Western Conference
#TeamW–LPaceMay 9Next · May 10
Playoffs1Thunder64–1864WLos Angeles LakersOff
2Spurs62–2062Off@Minnesota Timberwolves
3Nuggets54–2854OffOff
4Lakers53–2953LOklahoma City ThunderOff
5Rockets52–3052OffOff
6Timberwolves49–3349OffvsSan Antonio Spurs
Play-in7Suns45–3745OffOff
T8Clippers42–4042OffOff
T8Trail Blazers42–4042OffOff
10Warriors37–4537OffOff
LotteryT11Mavericks26–5626OffOff
T11Pelicans26–5626OffOff
13Grizzlies25–5725OffOff
T14Jazz22–6022OffOff
T14Kings22–6022OffOff

Ordered by win percentage. Tied teams share a rank and appear alphabetically; the group cutoffs are provisional.

Inside the results · 2026-05-09

  • Thunder 131, Lakers 108. Blowout: Thunder: +23 PTS. Ajay Mitchell led the weighted all-around performance ranking in this game with 24 pts, 10 ast, 3 stl.
  • Cavaliers 116, Pistons 109. In control: Cavaliers shot 58.1% from the field. Cade Cunningham led the weighted all-around performance ranking in this game with 27 pts, 10 reb, 10 ast.

These summaries are computed from box scores, not written by a reporter. Rankings, badges, and quality meters are Inbound’s editorial calculations. How they work ↗