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Cincinnati’s Elly De La Cruz will look to continue his historic start to the season when the Reds host the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night in the second game of a three-game series. The star shortstop had a pair of clutch defensive plays to go with his 3-for-4 night at the plate on Monday. De La Cruz homered and drove in four runs in Cincinnati’s 7-2 victory. The homer was the 10th for De La Cruz, who became the first major leaguer since 1900 with at least 10 home runs and at least eight stolen bases before May. De La Cruz has stolen his eight bases in 10 attempts. His 10 homers are tied for most by any major league

The Orlando Magic visit the Detroit Pistons for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at Little Caesars Arena. Tipoff is set for 7:00 PM ET on Amaz, with Orlando leading the series 3-1 and holding its first chance to close out the matchup. The Magic won Game 4 by a 94-88 score, and that result really captured the series. Orlando did not shoot well, but it defended, rebounded, protected the ball, and forced Detroit into the kind of half-court grind that makes every possession feel heavy. Franz Wagner scored 19 before leaving with a calf issue, while Paolo Banchero and Wendell Carter Jr. gave Orlando enough frontcourt production to survive a low-scoring game.

The Toronto Raptors and Cleveland Cavaliers meet Wednesday night at Rocket Arena for Game 5 of their Eastern Conference First Round series. Tipoff is set for 7:30 PM ET on ESPN, and the series is tied 2-2 after Toronto won Game 4 by a 93-89 score. This is the swing game. Toronto has taken the last two after falling behind 2-0, but the Raptors still have not won on the road in this series. Cleveland returns home trying to settle down offensively after a rough Game 4, where Donovan Mitchell shot 6-for-24 and James Harden had more turnovers than made field goals. The market still respects Cleveland at home. The Cavaliers are laying 9.0 points, with the moneyline at -385,

The Houston Rockets visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, for Game 5 of their Western Conference First Round series at Crypto.com Arena. Tipoff is set for 10:00 PM ET on ESPN, with Los Angeles holding a 3-1 series lead and one more home win away from advancing. Houston stayed alive with a 115-96 win in Game 4, and it was not just a hot-shooting blip. The Rockets forced 24 Lakers turnovers, turned those mistakes into 30 points, and got real two-way impact from Amen Thompson and Tari Eason. That is the version of Houston that can make this spread uncomfortable. The Lakers still control the series, but the injury situation has made this a little more