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Saturday, April 27, 2019Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Sixers95
Raptors108
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 TOR +13
Final · R1 · G7 · Box score
Spurs86
Nuggets90
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN +13; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +4
On this day · 2017–18Apr 27, 2018: 3 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (Thunder-Jazz), 46 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 7 · Spurs-Nuggets

Denver wins Game 7 against San Antonio

Kawhi Leonard goes for 45 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10+13+11+4DEN AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1321272586
Nuggets2324251890
Who led
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 17, 17, 24, 6, 24, 23, 16, 23DEN23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 2, 29, 10, 21, 22, 29, 16, 43, 21DEN21 PTS · 15 REB · 10 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 8, 7, 14, 5, 11, 2, 6, 19, 21SAS21 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 19, 18, 31, 25, 19, 17, 25, 19SAS19 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Sixers-Raptors · R2 · G1

Toronto controls Philadelphia start to finish

Toronto won 108–95, leading by as many as 13 at a break. Kawhi Leonard led Toronto with 45 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Sixers-Raptors
G1 · @ TORTOR108–95
Lead changes
Sixers-Raptors2
Spurs-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Sixers-Raptors combined for 203, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 95, Raptors 108
203
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 86, Nuggets 90
176
DEN won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 86, Nuggets 90
+4 DEN
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 95, Raptors 108
+13 TOR
Siakam shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SiakamTOR · 29 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
80% (12-15)
KawhiTOR · 45 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (16-23)
ForbesSAS · 19 PTS, 6 REB
64% (7-11)
MurrayDEN · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
47% (9-19)
GaySAS · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
47% (8-17)
Final · Spurs-Nuggets
Spurs 86Nuggets 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1321272586
Nuggets2324251890
The story
Nikola Jokic had a 21-15-10 triple-double as Denver beat San Antonio 90-86

LaMarcus Aldridge led San Antonio with 16 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 15 REB, 10 AST, 3 BLK · 9-26 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 23-13, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +10+13+11+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Raptors
Sixers 95Raptors 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers3121291495
Raptors39223116108
The story
Pascal Siakam's 29 points carried Toronto past Philadelphia, 108-95

For Philadelphia, Ben Simmons had 14 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 12-15 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 39-31, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +8+9+11+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.6Reg. season avg35.3Last 3 playoff games

35.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.6 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 45 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Reg. season avg12.0Last 3 playoff games

12.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.1 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 5 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.8Reg. season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 28.8 a game in the regular season (57 games). Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kawhi Leonard leads the day with 45

Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 22, 20, 25, 37, 16, 34, 27, 45Raptors-Sixers · W
30.7 PPG playoffs to date · +17.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Charles Barkley PHX, Mar 13, 1996: 45 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Ties career high45 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 28, 14, 23, 10, 24, 19, 30, 16, 24, 29Raptors-Sixers · W
23.7 PPG playoffs to date · +6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 17, 17, 24, 6, 24, 23, 16, 23Nuggets-Spurs · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 2, 29, 10, 21, 22, 29, 16, 43, 21Nuggets-Spurs · W
23.1 PPG playoffs to date · −2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Grant Hill DET, Jan 25, 1997: 21 PTS · 16 REB · 10 AST
21 PTS · 15 REB · 10 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 8, 7, 14, 5, 11, 2, 6, 19, 21Spurs-Nuggets · L
11.1 PPG playoffs to date · +11.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 19, 18, 31, 25, 19, 17, 25, 19Spurs-Nuggets · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · −3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST