Tip Off Live daily · Wednesday, April 29

NBA daily digest: Rockets pull off an upset

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3 games finished on Wednesday, April 29, averaging 221 combined points. 1 game was decided by five points or fewer.

The surprise of the night: Rockets over Lakers, 99-93. Our ratings gave the winners less than a 38% chance before tip-off.

The top individual line belonged to Cade Cunningham (DET), who scored 45 points on 13-of-23 shooting.

Numbers of the night

Most points in a game245Raptors at Cavaliers
Biggest margin7Pistons over Magic
Most points by a player45Cade Cunningham, DET
Most threes6Paolo Banchero, ORL
Most assists11Scottie Barnes, TOR
Most rebounds17Deandre Ayton, LAL

Game by game

The Raptors led after three quarters, but the Cavaliers won the fourth 25-17 to take it 125-120.

Only 192 combined points in a 99-93 win for the Rockets. Our Win Meter gave them about 35% beforehand.

The Pistons beat the Magic 116-109.

Players of the night

Ranked by Game Score, which rolls up points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, shooting efficiency, fouls and turnovers.

Cade Cunningham DET45 pts, 4 reb, 5 ast on 13-23 shooting · win vs ORL
33.8
Paolo Banchero ORL45 pts, 9 reb, 7 ast on 17-31 shooting · loss vs DET
30.9
Evan Mobley CLE23 pts, 9 reb, 1 ast, 3 blk on 8-13 shooting · win vs TOR
21.6
Jabari Smith Jr. HOU22 pts, 7 reb, 3 ast on 6-13 shooting · win vs LAL
20.1
Deandre Ayton LAL18 pts, 17 reb, 0 ast on 9-14 shooting · loss vs HOU
20.1
LeBron James LAL25 pts, 3 reb, 7 ast on 9-20 shooting · loss vs HOU
18.8

Streaks to know

  • Boston Celtics (3-1) are on a winning streak of 3.
  • Brooklyn Nets (0-4) are on a losing streak of 4.
  • Miami Heat (0-4) are on a losing streak of 4.
  • Houston Rockets (4-0) are on a winning streak of 4.

Tip Off Live daily is written from the day's box scores and our team ratings. Upsets are measured against our own pre-game Win Meter readings.