Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers look to tie their 2026 Eastern Conference Semifinals series against the Detroit Pistons on NBC and Peacock to open tonight’s action.

Enjoy the best of the 2026 NBA Playoffs, presented by Google, with the NBA.com live blog, featuring all of the meaningful moments, performances, observations, news and highlights from Monday’s action.

Tonight’s action with the Cleveland Cavaliers looking to defend The Land and even their season with the Detroit Pistons (8 ET, NBC / Peacock), followed by the Oklahoma City Thunder seeking to remain perfect and eliminate the Los Angeles Lakers to advance to the Western Conference Finals (10:30 ET, Prime).

What we know about Monday’s games:

The Thunder are the sixth NBA champion to open their repeat Playoff campaign by going 7-0, joining teams like the 2016-17 Cavaliers (10-0), 2000-01 Lakers (11-0) and 1992-93 Bulls (7-0).

MAY 11, 2026 / 6:30 ET

James Harden and Cade Cunningham lead the Cavaliers and Pistons into tonight’s Game 4 on NBC and Peacock.

Cleveland:

PG James Harden

The Beard scored seven of his 19 points late in Game 3 on three jumpers, showing his Playoff experience. Against a sizable Pistons squad, outside shooting is key to his success.

SG Donovan Mitchell

Mitchell had 35 points and 10 rebounds in Game 3 — his sixth Playoff double-double, and his third involving rebounds.

SF Dean Wade

Wade had three points in 17 minutes in Game 3, while Max Strus took most of the minutes at small forward. His size is useful against Cade Cunningham, but his lack of ability off the bounce hampers the Cleveland offense.

PF Evan Mobley

Mobley has not had a dominant game in this series yet, despite playing against a Pistons’ team that typically plays only one true big. Can he control the glass against this team?

C Jarrett Allen

Allen had 18 points on nine shots in Game 3, showing his skill as a roller. 

Detroit:

PG Cade Cunningham

Cunningham had a triple-double in Game 3 (27 pts, 10 reb, 10 ast), but required 27 shots to do so. The main way to slow the Pistons is to limit his efficiency.

SG Duncan Robinson

Robinson racked up five steals in Game 3 — the first such game of his career.

SF Ausar Thompson

Thompson has held Donovan Mitchell to 1-of-7 shooting so far over 61.6 partial possessions in this series. 

PF Tobias Harris

Harris kept up his clutch scoring in Game 3 with 21 points. After not putting up back-to-back 20+ point games in the regular season, he now has three straight in this series.

C Jalen Duren

Duren was -14 in Game 3, while backup Paul Reed was +11. Keep an eye on the minutes distribution in Game 4.

MAY 11, 2026 / 6:00 ET

Monday’s injury report

Kevin Huerter and Caris LeVert are questionable for the Pistons, while Thomas Bryant is questionable for the Cavaliers.

Jalen Williams is out for the Thunder, while Luka Dončić is out for the Lakers.