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Tuesday, April 12, 2022Play-in tournament · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed LAC by 6 after the first quarter and won 109–104.

Final · Play-in · Box score
Cavs108
Nets115
Q1 BKN +20; Q2 BKN +14; Q3 BKN +12; Q4 BKN +7
Final · Play-in · Box score
Clippers104
Wolves109
Q1 MIN -6; Q2 MIN +2; Q3 MIN -6; Q4 MIN +5
On this day · 2020–21Apr 12, 2021: 8 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Nuggets), 53 points.
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The lead · Play-in · Clippers-Wolves

Anthony Edwards scores 30 in Minnesota win over Clippers

Kevin Durant goes for 25 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+2-6+5MIN AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers26253320104
Wolves20332531109
Who led
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 24, 24, 18, 33, 18, 49, 8, 30MIN30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 6, 15, 4, 13, 24, 22, 17, 29MIN29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 25, 17, 34, 22, 15, 19, 23, 34LAC34 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 7, 14, 11, 21, 34, 11, 10, 7, 17LAC17 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
The night in charts
Cavs-Nets combined for 223, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-NetsCavs 108, Nets 115
223
Clippers-WolvesClippers 104, Wolves 109
213
MIN won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Clippers-WolvesClippers 104, Wolves 109
+5 MIN
Cavs-NetsCavs 108, Nets 115
+7 BKN
Kyrie shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KyrieBKN · 34 PTS, 12 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
80% (12-15)
MobleyCLE · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
DrummondBKN · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
KDBKN · 25 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB, 3 BLK
56% (9-16)
RussellMIN · 29 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
56% (10-18)
Final · Clippers-Wolves
Clippers 104Wolves 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers26253320104
Wolves20332531109
The story
D'Angelo Russell had 29 points as Minnesota beat LA 109-104

Reggie Jackson led LA with 17 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 29 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 10-18 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Timberwolves took the fourth 31-20.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −6+2−6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paul George led the game in fantasy with 58.9 FPTS (34 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Cavs-Nets
Cavs 108Nets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs20233035108
Nets40172830115
The story
Bruce Brown's 18 points and 8 assists carried Brooklyn past Cleveland, 115-108

For Cleveland, Darius Garland had 34 PTS, 5 AST 18 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 3 STL · 8-19 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 40-20, was where the Nets built it.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +20+14+12+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.3points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.7Reg. season avg34Today

34 points today in 39 minutes, against 21.7 a game in the regular season (68 games).

Stepped-up role
+15.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Reg. season avg40.4Today

40 minutes today, against 24.7 a game in the regular season (72 games). Line: 18 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists.

Cooling off
−15.0points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.0Reg. season avg0Today

0 points today in 33 minutes, against 15.0 a game in the regular season (64 games).

Second story · Cavs-Nets · Play-in

Brooklyn never trails at a break against Cleveland

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 115–108. Kyrie Irving led Brooklyn with 34 points, 3 rebounds and 12 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Nets-Cavs
Kyrie Irving · BKNDarius Garland · CLEPTS3434REB31AST125Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 34

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 24, 25, 31, 42, 24, 18, 35, 34Nets-Cavs · W
34 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 25, 17, 34, 22, 15, 19, 23, 34Clippers-Wolves · L
34 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 25, 18, 24, 23, 27, 31, 11, 34Cavs-Nets · L
34 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 24, 24, 18, 33, 18, 49, 8, 30Wolves-Clippers · W
30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 6, 15, 4, 13, 24, 22, 17, 29Wolves-Clippers · W
29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 41, 26, 55, 18, 32, 36, 20, 25Nets-Cavs · W
25 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST