Thunder and Pistons win NBA Conference semi-final openers

12 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 6

Oklahoma City beat the Lakers 108-90 at home, while Detroit defeated Cleveland 111-101, with Chet Holmgren and Cade Cunningham scoring 24 and 23 points respectively.
The Thunder's defence held Los Angeles to its lowest playoff score since 2021, despite LeBron James' 27 points, as Luka Doncic remained sidelined by a hamstring injury.
Top-seeded Detroit resisted a late Cavaliers rally behind Tobias Harris' 20 points, while Donovan Mitchell scored 23 and James Harden added 22 but committed seven turnovers.

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