Tip Off Live daily · Friday, May 1

NBA daily digest: Lakers pull off an upset

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3 games finished on Friday, May 1, averaging 190 combined points. 1 game was decided by five points or fewer, 1 was a rout of 20 or more, 1 went to overtime, and 1 was a comeback from eight or more down.

The surprise of the night: Lakers over Rockets, 98-78. Our ratings gave the winners less than a 38% chance before tip-off.

The top individual line belonged to Cade Cunningham (DET), who scored 32 points on 10-of-23 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds.

Numbers of the night

Most points in a game222Cavaliers at Raptors
Biggest margin20Lakers over Rockets
Most points by a player32Cade Cunningham, DET
Most threes5Rui Hachimura, LAL
Most assists14Scottie Barnes, TOR
Most rebounds16Deandre Ayton, LAL

Game by game

The Raptors outlasted the Cavaliers 112-110 in overtime.

The Lakers won by 20, breaking it open in the second quarter (26-13). Our Win Meter gave them about 34% beforehand.

The Pistons trailed by 22 after the second quarter and came all the way back to win 93-79.

Players of the night

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

Scottie Barnes TOR25 pts, 7 reb, 14 ast, 3 stl, 3 blk on 11-21 shooting · win vs CLE
28.3
Cade Cunningham DET32 pts, 10 reb, 3 ast, 4 stl on 10-23 shooting · win vs ORL
24.1
Evan Mobley CLE26 pts, 14 reb, 3 ast on 9-15 shooting · loss vs TOR
23
Ja'Kobe Walter TOR24 pts, 5 reb, 0 ast, 3 stl on 7-13 shooting · win vs CLE
21.3
LeBron James LAL28 pts, 7 reb, 8 ast on 10-25 shooting · win vs HOU
18
Rui Hachimura LAL21 pts, 6 reb, 2 ast on 8-15 shooting · win vs HOU
17.2

Streaks to know

  • Detroit Pistons (3-0) are on a winning streak of 3.
  • Miami Heat (0-4) are on a losing streak of 4.
  • Houston Rockets (4-0) are on a winning streak of 4.
  • Memphis Grizzlies (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.