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Saturday, April 16, 2022Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed DAL by 3 after the first quarter and won 99–93.

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Jazz99
Mavs93
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +6
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Wolves130
Grizzlies117
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN +3; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN +13
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Raptors111
Sixers131
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +18; Q3 PHI +19; Q4 PHI +20
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Nuggets107
Warriors123
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW +11; Q3 GSW +20; Q4 GSW +16
On this day · 2020–21Apr 16, 2021: 11 games. Top scorer: Julius Randle (Knicks-Mavs), 44 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 1 · Jazz-Mavs

Donovan Mitchell scores 32 as Utah wins in Dallas

Anthony Edwards goes for 36 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+2+8+6UTA AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2025282699
Mavs2320222893
Who led
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 30, 37, 26, 12, 33, 29, 26, 20, 18, 32UTA32 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 35, 21, 27, 26, 11, 17, 13, 27, 21, 26UTA26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 12, 18, 21, 15, 24, 9, 18, 24DAL24 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 10 games: 26, 11, 12, 13, 8, 11, 13, 14, 8, 22DAL22 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Warriors9
Jazz-Mavs5
Raptors-Sixers3
Wolves-Grizzlies2
The night in charts
Wolves-Grizzlies combined for 247, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 130, Grizzlies 117
247
Raptors-SixersRaptors 111, Sixers 131
242
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 107, Warriors 123
230
Jazz-MavsJazz 99, Mavs 93
192
UTA won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Jazz-MavsJazz 99, Mavs 93
+6 UTA
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 130, Grizzlies 117
+13 MIN
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 107, Warriors 123
+16 GSW
Raptors-SixersRaptors 111, Sixers 131
+20 PHI
UTA rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-MavsUTA won · Jazz 99, Mavs 93
3 pts
Nuggets-WarriorsGSW won · Nuggets 107, Warriors 123
1 pt
Poole shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PooleGSW · 30 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
69% (9-13)
MaxeyPHI · 38 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
67% (14-21)
Tobias HarrisPHI · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
KATMIN · 29 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
61% (11-18)
OGTOR · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
60% (9-15)
Final · Jazz-Mavs
Jazz 99Mavs 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2025282699
Mavs2320222893
The story
Bojan Bogdanovic had 26 points as Utah beat Dallas 99-93

Jalen Brunson led Dallas with 24 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 11-20 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Jazz won the third 28-22, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −3+2+8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Grizzlies
Wolves 130Grizzlies 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves41243233130
Grizzlies33293025117
The story
Karl-Anthony Towns' 29 points and 13 rebounds carried Minnesota past Memphis, 130-117

For Memphis, Jaren Jackson Jr. had 12 PTS, 4 REB 29 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 11-18 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 41-33, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +8+3+5+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Sixers
Raptors 111Sixers 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors27243723111
Sixers35343824131
The story
Philadelphia beat Toronto 131-111 behind 22 points and 14 assists from James Harden

Pascal Siakam paced Toronto: 24 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 22 PTS, 14 AST, 5 REB · 6-17 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 34-24 second quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +8+18+19+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+20.5points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.5Reg. season avg38Today

38 points today in 38 minutes, against 17.5 a game in the regular season (75 games).

Stepped-up role
+16.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Reg. season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 28.0 a game in the regular season (68 games). Line: 15 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−11.6points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
30.6Reg. season avg19Today

19 points today in 37 minutes, against 30.6 a game in the regular season (68 games).

Second story · Nuggets-Warriors · R1 · G1

Golden State takes Game 1, leads Denver 1–0

123–107 in Golden State. The first round series continues. Jordan Poole led Golden State with 30 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Nuggets-Warriors
G1 · @ GSWGSW123–107
Top performances

Tyrese Maxey leads the day with 38

Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 7, 13, 19, 11, 30, 22, 18, 25, 38Sixers-Raptors · W
38.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high38 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 24, 18, 33, 18, 49, 8, 30, 36Wolves-Grizzlies · W
36.0 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 30, 37, 26, 12, 33, 29, 26, 20, 18, 32Jazz-Mavs · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 52, 38, 25, 22, 24, 37, 17, 29, 21, 32Grizzlies-Wolves · L
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 25, 38, 31, 22, 19, 18, 22, 30Warriors-Nuggets · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 19, 16, 32, 28, 26, 21, 11, 29Wolves-Grizzlies · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST