Watch the Pistons and Cavaliers tip-off at 8pm ET/5pm PT across the TSN Network, on TSN.ca and on the TSN App. At 10:30pm ET/7:30pm PT you can see the Thunder take on the Lakers in L.A. on TSN1, TSN4, TSN.ca and the TSN App.
NBA: Pistons 109, Cavaliers 116Watch the Pistons and Cavaliers tip-off at 8pm ET/5pm PT across the TSN Network, on TSN.ca and on the TSN App.
At 10:30pm ET/7:30pm PT you can see the Thunder take on the Lakers in L.A. on TSN1, TSN4, TSN.ca and the TSN App. Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham drives against Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell in the first half of Game 3 of a second-round NBA playoffs basketball series Saturday, May 9, 2026 in Cleveland.
The Pistons won the first two games of the series and were on the cusp of taking a 3-0 lead whenmade three shots in the final two minutes that helped the Cavs avoid falling into a playoff series hole that no team has ever climbed out of.
After going 3-of-13 from the field in Game 2 and turning the ball over seven times in the opener, Harden at least momentarily quieted the narrative about his playoff shortcomings with an 8-of-14 showing to go along with seven assists that helped power the Cavs’ 116-109 win and effectively kept their season alive.also had his best game of this year’s playoffs with a 35-point, 10-rebound performance after he too had taken some heat for his performance over a stretch of games in Cleveland’s opening-round series against the Game 3 snapped a streak of five straight playoff victories by the Pistons.
The Eastern Conference’s leaders during the regular season faced a 3-1 deficit against thein round one but roared back with three straight victories to win their first playoff series since 2008. The most impressive of those wins came in Game 6, when Detroit rallied from a 24-point deficit. They then took Game 7 and the first two matchups of the second round by double digits.
, who also faced a series deficit in the opening round but have rallied for seven straight wins since. They blew out theOklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, left, passes as Los Angeles Lakers guard Marcus Smart defends during the second half of Game 3 in a second-round NBA basketball playoffs series Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Los Angeles.
The Thunder have barely broken a sweat this spring as they aim to become the first repeat title winners since the OKC has won all seven of their playoff games thus far and six of those victories have come by double digits. Their lone “close call” was the clincher against theLed by Gilgeous-Alexander of Hamilton, Ont.
, OKC finished with the best record in the NBA during the regular season and continues to look like the team to beat in the Western Conference. The Thunder lead the playoffs in scoring and trail only the Knicks in total point differential and field goal percentage .
Gilgeous-Alexander is likely to win his second straight league MVP award and has continued his world-class play this spring, averaging 28.3 points on 51.6 per cent shooting from the field to go along with 7.0 assists and 1.3 steals a night.has also emerged as yet another young weapon for Oklahoma City’s lethal offence, upping his points per game average to 17.4 from 13.6 during the regular season. He’s been particularly strong against the Lakers in the second round, combining for 44 points over the past two games.
, who has been out since April 2 with a hamstring injury and doesn’t appear close to returning. If L.A. isn’t able to extend the series Monday night, attention will turn to the future of 41-year-oldJames has been noncommittal on both his next steps as a Laker and in the NBA, leaving the basketball world plenty of room for speculation.
But for the moment anyway, James and the Lakers have plenty on their minds trying to stay alive against an OKC team that has looked nearly impossible to beat.
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