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Wednesday, April 20, 2022Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 10 points, by BOS (vs BKN) and PHI (vs TOR).

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Nets107
Celtics114
Q1 BOS -9; Q2 BOS -10; Q3 BOS -5; Q4 BOS +7
Final · OT · R1 · G3 · Box score
Sixers104
Raptors101
Q1 PHI -10; Q2 PHI -10; Q3 PHI -1; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +3
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Bulls114
Bucks110
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI +14; Q3 CHI +7; Q4 CHI +4
On this day · 2020–21Apr 20, 2021: 5 games. Top scorer: Paul George (Clippers-Blazers), 33 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Sixers-Raptors

Joel Embiid scores 33, Philadelphia wins in overtime

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 33 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-10-10-10+3PHI AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Sixers192728219104
Raptors292719206101
Who led
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 29, 37, 29, 44, 45, 30, 41, 19, 31, 33PHI33 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 12, 21, 11, 13, 22, 22, 14, 19PHI19 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
OG AnunobyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 16, 14, 22, 14, 8, 20, 26, 26TOR26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Gary Trent Jr.Points, last 10 games: 29, 17, 19, 14, 30, 26, 17, 9, 0, 24TOR24 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Bulls-Bucks6
Sixers-Raptors3
Nets-Celtics1
Shot of the night

Embiid's three with 0.8 seconds left in OT breaks the tie, 104-101 final

The night in charts
Bulls-Bucks combined for 224, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-BucksBulls 114, Bucks 110
224
Nets-CelticsNets 107, Celtics 114
221
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 104, Raptors 101 · OT
205
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 104, Raptors 101 · OT
+3 PHI
Bulls-BucksBulls 114, Bucks 110
+4 CHI
Nets-CelticsNets 107, Celtics 114
+7 BOS
BOS erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-CelticsBOS won · Nets 107, Celtics 114
10 pts
Sixers-RaptorsPHI won · Sixers 104, Raptors 101 · OT
10 pts
Achiuwa shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AchiuwaTOR · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
Bruce BrownBKN · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
EmbiidPHI · 33 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
60% (12-20)
Brook LopezMIL · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
60% (9-15)
HorfordBOS · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Sixers-Raptors
Sixers 104Raptors 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers192728219104
Raptors292719206101
The story
James Harden had 19 points and 10 assists as Philadelphia beat Toronto 104-101 in OT

Fred VanVleet led Toronto with 12 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 19 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB · 7-13 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the 76ers took the third 28-19.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −10−10−10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bulls-Bucks
Bulls 114Bucks 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls29342427114
Bucks28213130110
The story
Nikola Vucevic's 24 points and 13 rebounds carried Chicago past Milwaukee, 114-110

For Milwaukee, Khris Middleton had 18 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 24 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 10-18 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 34-21, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +1+14+7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Celtics
Nets 107Celtics 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets33322517107
Celtics24313029114
The story
Boston beat Brooklyn 114-107 behind 22 points from Jaylen Brown

Kevin Durant paced Brooklyn: 27 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 22 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 9-18 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 29-17 fourth quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −9−10−5+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.5Reg. season avg26.7Last 3 playoff games

26.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.5 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 19 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.4minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.4Reg. season avg8.0Last 2 playoff games

8.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 27.4 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Reg. season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 21.9 a game in the regular season (62 games). Line: 9 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Nets-Celtics · R1 · G2

Boston goes up 2–0 on Brooklyn

Game 2 went to the Celtics, 114–107. Jaylen Brown led Boston with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Nets-Celtics
G1 · @ BOSBOS115–114G2 · @ BOSBOS114–107
Top performances

DeMar DeRozan leads the day with 41

DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 37, 32, 50, 26, 40, 16, 17, 18, 41Bulls-Bucks · W
29.5 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it, modern era: Anfernee Hardaway ORL, May 1, 1997: 41 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
41 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 25, 30, 40, 44, 28, 18, 29, 30, 27, 33Bucks-Bulls · L
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 18 REB · 9 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 29, 37, 29, 44, 45, 30, 41, 19, 31, 33Sixers-Raptors · W
27.7 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 41, 26, 55, 18, 32, 36, 20, 25, 23, 27Nets-Celtics · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
OG AnunobyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 16, 14, 22, 14, 8, 20, 26, 26Raptors-Sixers · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 17, 5, 14, 28, 15, 17, 18, 25Bucks-Bulls · L
21.5 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST