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Monday, April 22, 2019Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed DET by 6 at halftime and won 127–104.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Bucks127
Pistons104
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL -6; Q3 MIL +10; Q4 MIL +23
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Rockets91
Jazz107
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA -3; Q4 UTA +16
On this day · 2017–18Apr 22, 2018: 4 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (Raptors-Wizards), 35 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Bucks-Pistons

Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 41 as Milwaukee beats Detroit

Chris Paul goes for 23 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-6+10+23MIL AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks26303932127
Pistons28342319104
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 34, 28, 45, 30, 24, 26, 14, 41MIL41 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 39, 22, 24, 21, 21, 14, 24, 20, 18MIL18 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 10, 9, 12, 21, 12, 18, 15, 26DET26 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 24, 29, 20, 45, 16, 5, 27, 22DET22 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Rockets-Jazz · R1 · G4

Utah avoids elimination, forces Game 5

107–91 over Houston. The first round series is 3–1. Donovan Mitchell led Utah with 31 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Rockets-Jazz
G1 · @ HOUHOU122–90G2 · @ HOUHOU118–98G3 · @ UTAHOU104–101G4 · @ UTAUTA107–91
Lead changes
Rockets-Jazz7
Bucks-Pistons3
The night in charts
Bucks-Pistons combined for 231, 33 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-PistonsBucks 127, Pistons 104
231
Rockets-JazzRockets 91, Jazz 107
198
UTA won the closest game by 16
Closest finishes
Rockets-JazzRockets 91, Jazz 107
+16 UTA
Bucks-PistonsBucks 127, Pistons 104
+23 MIL
MIL rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-PistonsMIL won · Bucks 127, Pistons 104
6 pts
Rockets-JazzUTA won · Rockets 91, Jazz 107
3 pts
Crowder shot 8-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CrowderUTA · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
BledsoeMIL · 16 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
58% (7-12)
BlakeDET · 22 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB
53% (8-15)
GiannisMIL · 41 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
52% (12-23)
MiddletonMIL · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
45% (5-11)
Final · Rockets-Jazz
Rockets 91Jazz 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2423321291
Jazz32212331107
The story
Donovan Mitchell's 31 points carried Utah past Houston, 107-91

For Houston, James Harden had 30 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 31 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 11-26 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 31-12.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +8+6−3+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Pistons
Bucks 127Pistons 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks26303932127
Pistons28342319104
The story
Eric Bledsoe had 16 points as Milwaukee beat Detroit 127-104

Blake Griffin led Detroit with 22 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 16 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 7-12 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Bucks took the third 39-23.

MIL lead by quarter
300 −2−6+10+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.3Reg. season avg13.7Last 3 playoff games

13.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.3 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 13 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Reg. season avg15.3Last 3 playoff games

15.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.1 in the regular season (46 games). Today: 12 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Reg. season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 20.4 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 11 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 41

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 34, 28, 45, 30, 24, 26, 14, 41Bucks-Pistons · W
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · +19.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Amar'e Stoudemire NYK, Mar 4, 2011: 41 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
41 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 35, 25, 29, 23, 19, 46, 19, 11, 34, 31Jazz-Rockets · W
23.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 50, 36, 31, 26, 30, 39, 29, 32, 22, 30Rockets-Jazz · L
28.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 10, 9, 12, 21, 12, 18, 15, 26Pistons-Bucks · L
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 22, 7, 29, 11, 6, 24, 14, 17, 18, 23Rockets-Jazz · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Jae CrowderPoints, last 10 games: 18, 0, 7, 11, 7, 17, 9, 5, 5, 23Jazz-Rockets · W
10.5 PPG playoffs to date · +16.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST