Additional large NBA playoff activity on Polymarket includes a $300,000 Rockets Game 5 position from an account reportedly up more than $1.7 million, while other previously reported Game 5 wagers showed mixed paper results.
A new report adds another sizable NBA playoff trade on Polymarket to previously noted Game 5 positions across multiple series. According to the latest report, a Polymarket account with more than $1.7 million in profits bought $300,000 on the Rockets to beat the Lakers in Western Conference first-round Game 5, opening the position at 39.9 cents; the market was later at 40.5 cents. The Lakers led the series 3-1 ahead of Game 5, scheduled for 10:00 Beijing time. Earlier reports had described other large playoff bets, including a $260,000 Pistons -10.5 spread position that later showed an about $88,000 paper loss, a roughly $150,000 Timberwolves -11.5 trade, large Hawks-Knicks wagers with opposing positions, and a more than $100,000 Spurs -11.5 bet. Taken together, the reports show multiple high-value Polymarket sports trades by different accounts with varying reported cumulative profit and loss profiles.