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Sunday, April 17, 2022Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Hawks91
Heat115
Q1 Heat +6; Q2 Heat +19; Q3 Heat +26; Q4 Heat +24
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Nets114
Celtics115
Q1 Celtics +1; Q2 Celtics 0; Q3 Celtics +11; Q4 Celtics +1
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Bulls86
Bucks93
Q1 Bucks +13; Q2 Bucks +8; Q3 Bucks +3; Q4 Bucks +7
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Pelicans99
Suns110
Q1 Suns +12; Q2 Suns +19; Q3 Suns +8; Q4 Suns +11
On this day · 2020–21Apr 17, 2021: 6 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Celtics), 47 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 1 · Nets-Celtics

Jayson Tatum scores 31, Boston holds off Brooklyn

Kyrie Irving goes for 39 points

Game flow · Celtics margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10+11+1Celtics AHEAD ↑Nets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets28332429114
Celtics29323519115
Who led
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 30, 36, 26, 34, 23, 31, 22, 16, 31, 31Celtics31 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 31, 28, 32, 32, 25, 22, 18, 23Celtics23 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 25, 31, 42, 24, 18, 35, 34, 39Nets39 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 41, 26, 55, 18, 32, 36, 20, 25, 23Nets23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Nets-Celtics20
Bulls-Bucks4
Shot of the night

Tatum's layup at the buzzer puts the Celtics ahead, 115-114 final

The night in charts
Nets-Celtics combined for 229, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-CelticsNets 114, Celtics 115
229
Pelicans-SunsPelicans 99, Suns 110
209
Hawks-HeatHawks 91, Heat 115
206
Bulls-BucksBulls 86, Bucks 93
179
Celtics won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Nets-CelticsNets 114, Celtics 115
+1 Celtics
Bulls-BucksBulls 86, Bucks 93
+7 Bucks
Pelicans-SunsPelicans 99, Suns 110
+11 Suns
Hawks-HeatHawks 91, Heat 115
+24 Heat
Duncan Robinson shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Duncan RobinsonHeat · 27 PTS, 1 REB
90% (9-10)
CP3Suns · 30 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL
75% (12-16)
AytonSuns · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
67% (10-15)
HorfordCeltics · 20 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
KyrieNets · 39 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL
60% (12-20)
Final · Nets-Celtics
Nets 114Celtics 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets28332429114
Celtics29323519115
The story
Jaylen Brown had 23 points as Boston beat Brooklyn 115-114

Nicolas Claxton led Brooklyn with 13 PTS, 8 REB 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 9-19 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the third 35-24, their biggest quarter edge.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 +10+11+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Bucks
Bulls 86Bucks 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2122281586
Bucks3417231993
The story
Milwaukee beat Chicago 93-86 behind 27 points and 16 rebounds from Giannis Antetokounmpo

DeMar DeRozan paced Chicago: 18 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 27 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST · 10-19 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 34-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

Bucks lead by quarter
200 +13+8+3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Vucevic topped the game at 55.9 FPTS: 24 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST

Final · Pelicans-Suns
Pelicans 99Suns 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans1618372899
Suns28252631110
The story
Chris Paul's 30 points and 10 assists carried Phoenix past New Orleans, 110-99

For New Orleans, Jonas Valanciunas had 25 REB, 18 PTS, 3 AST 30 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL · 12-16 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-16, was where the Suns built it.

Suns lead by quarter
200 +12+19+8+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+16.1points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.9Reg. season avg27Today

27 points today in 23 minutes, against 10.9 a game in the regular season (79 games).

Stepped-up role
+12.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 24.7 a game in the regular season (72 games). Line: 5 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Cooling off
−20.4points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
28.4Reg. season avg8Today

8 points today in 28 minutes, against 28.4 a game in the regular season (76 games).

Second story · Bulls-Bucks · R1 · G1

Milwaukee leads Chicago wire to wire

Milwaukee was ahead at every break and won 93–86. Best quarter: the first, 34–21. Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 27 points, 16 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Bulls-Bucks
G1 · @ BucksBucks93–86
Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 39

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 25, 31, 42, 24, 18, 35, 34, 39Nets-Celtics · L
39.0 PPG playoffs to date
39 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 30, 36, 26, 34, 23, 31, 22, 16, 31, 31Celtics-Nets · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 17, 19, 15, 8, 11, 6, 16, 30Suns-Pelicans · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 36, 25, 30, 40, 44, 28, 18, 29, 30, 27Bucks-Bulls · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Duncan RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 0, 15, 5, 8, 0, 21, 8, 9, 27Heat-Hawks · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
Ties season high27 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 25, 32, 19, 23, 23, 16, 0, 32, 19, 25Pelicans-Suns · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST