Last Night in Sports: May 9, 2026

Saturday gave the Cavaliers their first answer of the second round and pushed the Lakers to the edge. Cleveland took Game 3 at home behind a 35-and-10 night from Donovan Mitchell, while Oklahoma City made it three-zip on the Lakers with a 23-point road win. Two NHL second-rounders went the road team's way: Carolina won in overtime to finish off Philadelphia 4-0 in the East, and Minnesota stayed alive in the West with a five-goal night that cut Colorado's series lead to 2-1. Fourteen MLB games went final, headlined by a pair of double-digit blowouts and an 8-7 Marlins-Nationals thriller.

NBA Playoffs — Cavs answer, Lakers on the brink

Two Game 3s, two very different stories. Cleveland clawed back into its series at home. The Lakers got buried.

Cleveland Cavaliers, 116 — Detroit Pistons, 109. Cleveland wins by seven in East semifinals Game 3. Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland with 35 points and 10 rebounds, and Cade Cunningham posted a triple-double in the loss. Detroit still leads the series 2-1.

Oklahoma City Thunder, 131 — Los Angeles Lakers, 108. Oklahoma City wins by 23 in West semifinals Game 3. The Thunder lead the series 3-0 and put the Lakers on a sweep watch heading into Game 4.

NHL Playoffs — Canes complete the sweep, Wild stay alive

Two second-round games. Carolina finished Philadelphia off in overtime, and Minnesota finally got the goaltending it needed to avoid going down 3-0.

Carolina Hurricanes, 3 — Philadelphia Flyers, 2 (OT). Carolina wins Game 4 in overtime to complete a 4-0 sweep in the East second round. Philadelphia is eliminated; Carolina advances to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Minnesota Wild, 5 — Colorado Avalanche, 1. Minnesota wins Game 3 to cut Colorado's West second-round lead to 2-1. Matt Boldy sealed it with a late empty-netter, and Jesper Wallstedt stopped 35 of 36 (.972 save percentage) to outduel Colorado at the other end.

MLB — 14 games go final, Rays-Sox postponed

Fourteen games on the Saturday board. Toronto and Pittsburgh hung double-digit numbers, and the Marlins pulled out the night's tightest finish on a one-run win at home.

Toronto Blue Jays, 14 — Los Angeles Angels, 1. Toronto wins by 13 at home in the night's biggest blowout.

Athletics, 6 — Baltimore Orioles, 2. The A's win by four on the road.

Cincinnati Reds, 3 — Houston Astros, 1. Cincinnati wins by two at home.

Miami Marlins, 8 — Washington Nationals, 7. Miami wins by one at home in the night's tightest MLB finish. A. Nardi got the win in relief, J. King closed it out for the save, and M. Parker took the loss for Washington.

Philadelphia Phillies, 9 — Colorado Rockies, 3. Philadelphia wins by six at home.

Minnesota Twins, 2 — Cleveland Guardians, 1. Minnesota wins by one on the road in an AL Central one-run finish.

Texas Rangers, 6 — Chicago Cubs, 0. Texas wins by six at home with a shutout.

Kansas City Royals, 5 — Detroit Tigers, 1. Kansas City wins by four at home in an AL Central matchup.

Milwaukee Brewers, 4 — New York Yankees, 3. Milwaukee wins by one at home in a one-run finish.

Chicago White Sox, 6 — Seattle Mariners, 1. Chicago wins by five at home.

Arizona Diamondbacks, 2 — New York Mets, 1. Arizona wins by one at home in a one-run finish.

San Diego Padres, 4 — St. Louis Cardinals, 2. San Diego wins by two at home.

Pittsburgh Pirates, 13 — San Francisco Giants, 3. Pittsburgh wins by 10 on the road in the night's second double-digit blowout.

Atlanta Braves, 7 — Los Angeles Dodgers, 2. Atlanta wins by five on the road over the defending NL West.

Tampa Bay at Boston was postponed by rain.

What to watch tonight

Sunday gives us two NBA Game 4s, two NHL second-round games, and a 15-game MLB slate. Full details in the Tonight preview.

• NBA: New York Knicks at Philadelphia 76ers, 3:30 PM ET on ABC. East Semifinals Game 4. New York leads the series 3-0 and can sweep.
• NBA: San Antonio Spurs at Minnesota Timberwolves, 7:30 PM ET on NBC/Peacock. West Semifinals Game 4. San Antonio leads 2-1.
• NHL: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, 7:00 PM ET on ESPN. East 2nd Round Game 3. Series tied 1-1.
• NHL: Vegas Golden Knights at Anaheim Ducks, 9:30 PM ET on ESPN. West 2nd Round Game 4. Vegas leads 2-1.
• MLB: Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers, 4:10 PM ET. Bryce Elder vs. Justin Wrobleski in the late-afternoon marquee.