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Monday, April 18, 2022Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed UTA by 7 at halftime and won 110–104.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Raptors97
Sixers112
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI +15; Q3 PHI +24; Q4 PHI +15
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Jazz104
Mavs110
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL -7; Q3 DAL -4; Q4 DAL +6
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Nuggets106
Warriors126
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW +6; Q3 GSW +20; Q4 GSW +20
On this day · 2020–21Apr 18, 2021: 8 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (Mavs-Kings), 37 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Jazz-Mavs

Jalen Brunson scores 41 as Dallas beats Utah

Jordan Poole goes for 29 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-7-4+6DAL AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz24312623104
Mavs24242933110
Who led
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 18, 21, 15, 24, 9, 18, 24, 41DAL41 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Maxi KleberPoints, last 10 games: 9, 3, 6, 9, 2, 5, 6, 6, 10, 25DAL25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 37, 26, 12, 33, 29, 26, 20, 18, 32, 34UTA34 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 26, 11, 17, 13, 27, 21, 26, 25UTA25 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Jazz-Mavs13
Nuggets-Warriors1
The night in charts
Nuggets-Warriors combined for 232, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 106, Warriors 126
232
Jazz-MavsJazz 104, Mavs 110
214
Raptors-SixersRaptors 97, Sixers 112
209
DAL won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Jazz-MavsJazz 104, Mavs 110
+6 DAL
Raptors-SixersRaptors 97, Sixers 112
+15 PHI
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 106, Warriors 126
+20 GSW
DAL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-MavsDAL won · Jazz 104, Mavs 110
7 pts
Nuggets-WarriorsGSW won · Nuggets 106, Warriors 126
1 pt
Raptors-SixersPHI won · Raptors 97, Sixers 112
1 pt
Maxey shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MaxeyPHI · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
ClarksonUTA · 21 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
73% (8-11)
KleberDAL · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
73% (8-11)
OGTOR · 26 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
StephGSW · 34 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
Final · Jazz-Mavs
Jazz 104Mavs 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz24312623104
Mavs24242933110
The story
Maxi Kleber had 25 points as Dallas beat Utah 110-104

Rudy Gobert led Utah with 17 REB, 8 PTS, 2 AST 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 8-11 FG, 8-11 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Mavericks took the fourth 33-23.

DAL lead by quarter
200 0−7−4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Sixers
Raptors 97Sixers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors3319192697
Sixers32352817112
The story
Philadelphia beat Toronto 112-97 behind 23 points and 8 assists from Tyrese Maxey

Fred VanVleet paced Toronto: 20 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 23 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST · 8-11 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 35-19 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
300 −1+15+24+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Warriors
Nuggets 106Warriors 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets26253025106
Warriors25324425126
The story
Stephen Curry's 34 points carried Golden State past Denver, 126-106

For Denver, Will Barton had 12 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 34 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 12-17 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 44-30, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −1+6+20+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+16.2points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.3Reg. season avg32.5Last 2 playoff games

32.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 16.3 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 41 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.0minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
35.0Reg. season avg18.0Last 2 playoff games

18.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 35.0 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Reg. season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 28.0 a game in the regular season (68 games). Line: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Raptors-Sixers · R1 · G2

Philadelphia beats Toronto by 15, moves within two of advancing

Game 2: 112–97. Series: 2–0. Joel Embiid led Philadelphia with 31 points, 11 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · Raptors-Sixers
G1 · @ PHIPHI131–111G2 · @ PHIPHI112–97
Top performances

Jalen Brunson leads the day with 41

Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 18, 21, 15, 24, 9, 18, 24, 41Mavs-Jazz · W
32.5 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it, modern era: Rudy Gay SAC, Jan 21, 2014: 41 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Career high41 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 37, 26, 12, 33, 29, 26, 20, 18, 32, 34Jazz-Mavs · L
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 34, 21, 30, 15, 34, 8, 47, 3, 16, 34Warriors-Nuggets · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 37, 29, 37, 29, 44, 45, 30, 41, 19, 31Sixers-Raptors · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 38, 31, 22, 19, 18, 22, 30, 29Warriors-Nuggets · W
29.5 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 28, 35, 26, 37, 38, 38, 41, 35, 25, 26Nuggets-Warriors · L
25.5 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST