Tuesday opened the East's second semifinal series and the West's marquee matchup, and both home teams won comfortably. In Detroit, the Pistons held a 13-point halftime lead, watched Cleveland tie it midway through the fourth quarter, then closed the game on a 10-2 run — capped by a Daniss Jenkins steal-and-dunk off the final inbound — to take Game 1 of their first second-round series since 2008. In Oklahoma City, the Lakers went up seven early, and then the defending champions methodically took the game away — Chet Holmgren dominant in the paint, Jared McCain burying back-to-back threes in the fourth to push their lead, and LeBron's 27 points not enough in an 18-point road loss.

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Detroit Pistons 111, Cleveland Cavaliers 101

The Pistons controlled this game for all but eight minutes. Cleveland won the tipoff — Evan Mobley grabbed his own miss and slammed it down for the first basket — and the Cavaliers led briefly before Jenkins went on an 8-0 personal scoring run in the first quarter, Cunningham hit a three, and Detroit built a 16-4 lead that forced an early Cleveland timeout. From the 8:23 mark of the first quarter until the midpoint of the fourth, the Cavaliers would not see a lead again.

Detroit held a 59-46 advantage at halftime, with Cunningham controlling the free-throw line — going 6-of-7 from the stripe in the first half — rather than his jump shot, where he was 3-of-10. Harris had 10 in the first half as well. The Pistons were 17-for-22 at the line by halftime, a physical approach that wore Cleveland down and kept the margin intact despite the Cavaliers' own offensive flickers from Mitchell and Harden. The Cavs mounted a real fourth-quarter comeback — twice pulling within three points and tying the game at 93-93 with 5:27 remaining — before Detroit responded emphatically. Duren blocked Harden's shot on Cleveland's next possession, then dunked on three consecutive possessions off Cunningham assists to push the lead back to double digits. Jenkins, who had been a spark plug all night, stole the ball on the final Cleveland inbound and threw down a punctuation slam that sent Little Caesars Arena home happy.

Cunningham finished with 23 points and was the game's most important player — not for his shooting, which was efficient but not spectacular, but for the way he controlled possessions, drew fouls, and created for Duren down the stretch. Harris added 20 points in his continuing excellent playoff stretch. Robinson hit multiple threes to stretch the floor off those two, going 5-of-8 from deep for 19 points. Ronald Holland's 29-foot buzzer-beater closed the third quarter — pushing the lead to seven at 83-76 — at a moment when Cleveland had been eating into the margin. Jenkins' efficiency off the bench remained one of Detroit's most important second-unit weapons.

Cleveland's night was defined by what its two stars couldn't sustain. Mitchell ended his NBA-record streak of nine consecutive 30-plus point series openers — held to 23 on a night when the Pistons' physicality and attention disrupted his rhythm in the first half. Harden had 22 points but committed costly turnovers that Detroit converted into fast-break opportunities at critical moments. Strus came off the bench for 19 points and kept the Cavaliers in the game during the second quarter. Mobley — who posted 22 points in Game 7 against Toronto — finished with a quiet night and Allen was limited to 2 points and 3 rebounds by foul trouble, never regaining the interior dominance he'd displayed in Game 7 three days earlier. The Cavaliers made their run. They just couldn't finish it.

DET leads series 1-0. Game 2 is Thursday in Detroit.

DET 111 · CLE 101

Oklahoma City Thunder 108, Los Angeles Lakers 90

The Lakers hung around for three quarters — LeBron was cooking early, becoming the first player to reach 10 points in the game, and LA led by seven before Oklahoma City's defense and depth took over. Jarred Vanderbilt was ruled out with a dislocated pinky finger after going down hard following a Holmgren dunk in the second quarter, stripping the Lakers of one of their best defensive assignments against Chet. By halftime OKC led by eight and the game's arc was becoming clear.

The third quarter confirmed it. Holmgren, who had been a constant interior presence all night, pushed his total to 20 points at the start of the period. A Mitchell four-point play closed the third and sent Oklahoma City into the fourth with a 12-point lead they never really threatened to surrender. In the fourth, back-to-back threes from Jared McCain — a second-year guard who was acquired from Philly at the trade deadline — has been one of the quietest contributors to OKC's title defense. OKC built their lead to 19 and ended whatever remaining hope Los Angeles carried into the final minutes. LeBron hit a triple with 6:08 left to pull LA within 14, the closest they'd get all quarter, but OKC went up 17 with 3:50 remaining and the outcome was sealed.

LeBron finished with 27 points, 6 assists, and 4 rebounds — productive in bursts but unable to generate the late-game sequences that made the Houston series so dramatic. Smart had some scoring in the second half and Hachimura hit a three in the fourth. Reaves, managing minutes on the oblique, couldn't generate the spacing and pressure that makes the Lakers' offense flow. SGA committed five turnovers but still controlled the game's tempo when he had the ball, and the Thunder's depth — Ajay Mitchell, McCain, Alex Caruso, a rotating cast of competent contributors — consistently outproduced the Lakers' supporting cast. The Caruso dunk in the fourth quarter that pushed the lead to 15 was the moment LA's energy finally broke.

Oklahoma City has now won 13 consecutive postseason home games, the longest active streak in the NBA. They're 4-0 against the Lakers this season. The Western Conference semifinals matchup between the defending champions and LeBron's shorthanded Lakers is set up to be a quick one, unless Dončić finds his way back in this series.

OKC leads series 1-0. Game 2 is Thursday in Oklahoma City.

OKC 108 · LAL 90

Tuesday confirmed something that was already becoming clear across the second round's first two days: the teams with the best home environments — Detroit's raucous Little Caesars Arena crowd following their first playoff series win in 18 years, Oklahoma City's Paycom Center behind the defending champions — are making home court count in Game 1s. Both winning teams controlled the decisive stretches with their depth rather than their stars. Duren's three straight dunks off Cunningham assists. McCain's back-to-back threes. Jenkins' steal-and-slam. Holmgren's sustained interior dominance. The role players who showed up in the moments when the game needed someone other than the headliner.

The second round is now two days old and the pattern from the first round is repeating: home teams winning Game 1s (besides the Spurs), stars from the losing teams performing but not at a level that overcomes structure and depth. The adjustments will come as they always do. But Tuesday belonged to the buildings, and to the players who filled the moments between the stars.

Stud of the Day: Chet Holmgren, Oklahoma City Thunder — Holmgren was OKC’s leading scorer with 24 points and leading rebounder with 12. Throughout the night, he was the most physically dominant player in the building from the opening tip and controlled the paint on both ends. He gave OKC an interior advantage the Lakers simply had no answer for. If Holmgren continues his dominance, this will be another short series for the Thunder.

Dud of the Night: Cleveland Cavaliers (team) — They tied the game at 93-93 in the fourth quarter and then went ice cold. Mitchell's streak ends. Allen was limited by foul trouble, which hindered his effectiveness. The Cavaliers have the firepower to respond — they've done it all playoffs — but they cannot keep starting series with Allen compromised and Mitchell carrying the offense alone. Detroit's physicality is going to be this series' defining theme, and Cleveland needs an answer for it before Thursday.