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Saturday, April 23, 2022Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed DAL by 3 after three quarters and won 100–99.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Sixers102
Raptors110
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 TOR +5; Q3 TOR +3; Q4 TOR +8
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Mavs99
Jazz100
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA -3; Q4 UTA +1
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Celtics109
Nets103
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +6
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Grizzlies118
Wolves119
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN +6; Q4 MIN +1
On this day · 2020–21Apr 23, 2021: 7 games. Top scorer: Jayson Tatum (Celtics-Nets), 38 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Mavs-Jazz

Utah evens the series with Dallas at 2–2

Jayson Tatum goes for 39 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+12-3+1UTA AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2319391899
Jazz24302422100
Who led
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 22, 18, 9, 9, 10, 21, 14, 25UTA25 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 12, 33, 29, 26, 20, 18, 32, 34, 32, 23UTA23 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 32, 34, 35, 36, 32, 26, 39, 26, 30DAL30 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 15, 24, 9, 18, 24, 41, 31, 23DAL23 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Mavs-Jazz13
Celtics-Nets11
Sixers-Raptors8
Grizzlies-Wolves8
Shot of the night

Gobert's dunk with 11 seconds left puts the Jazz ahead, 100-99 final

The night in charts
Grizzlies-Wolves combined for 237, 25 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 118, Wolves 119
237
Celtics-NetsCeltics 109, Nets 103
212
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 102, Raptors 110
212
Mavs-JazzMavs 99, Jazz 100
199
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-JazzMavs 99, Jazz 100
+1 UTA
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 118, Wolves 119
+1 MIN
Celtics-NetsCeltics 109, Nets 103
+6 BOS
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 102, Raptors 110
+8 TOR
Bane shot 11-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BaneMEM · 34 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
61% (11-18)
Tobias HarrisPHI · 15 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
58% (7-12)
Jaylen BrownBOS · 23 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
56% (9-16)
ClarksonUTA · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
56% (9-16)
KDBKN · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
Final · Grizzlies-Wolves
Grizzlies 118Wolves 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies28283131118
Wolves33273326119
The story
Karl-Anthony Towns had 33 points and 14 rebounds as Minnesota beat Memphis 119-118

Desmond Bane led Memphis with 34 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 33 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST · 8-17 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the first 33-28, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +5+4+6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Jazz
Mavs 99Jazz 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2319391899
Jazz24302422100
The story
Donovan Mitchell's 23 points carried Utah past Dallas, 100-99

For Dallas, Jalen Brunson had 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 7-21 FG, 2-10 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 30-19, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +1+12−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Luka Doncic was the fantasy play: 52.0 FPTS on 30 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST

Final · Celtics-Nets
Celtics 109Nets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics30232828109
Nets25252231103
The story
Boston beat Brooklyn 109-103 behind 23 points from Jaylen Brown

Kyrie Irving paced Brooklyn: 16 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 23 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 9-16 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 28-22 third quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +5+3+9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.3Reg. season avg31.7Last 3 playoff games

31.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.3 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 23 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.1minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Reg. season avg2.0Last 2 playoff games

2.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 21.1 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Reg. season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 28.0 a game in the regular season (68 games). Line: 11 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Grizzlies-Wolves · R1 · G4

Minnesota controls Memphis start to finish

Minnesota won 119–118, leading by as many as 6 at a break. Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 33 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Grizzlies-Wolves
G1 · @ MEMMIN130–117G2 · @ MEMMEM124–96G3 · @ MINMEM104–95G4 · @ MINMIN119–118
Top performances

Jayson Tatum leads the day with 39

Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 26, 34, 23, 31, 22, 16, 31, 31, 19, 39Celtics-Nets · W
29.7 PPG playoffs to date
39 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 29, 31, 37, 29, 24, 20, 12, 34Raptors-Sixers · W
22.5 PPG playoffs to date · +15.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 16, 23, 14, 18, 17, 16, 26, 34Grizzlies-Wolves · L
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · +14.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties career high34 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 32, 28, 26, 21, 11, 29, 15, 8, 33Wolves-Grizzlies · W
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · +15.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 32, 34, 35, 36, 32, 26, 39, 26, 30Mavs-Jazz · L
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Bruce BrownPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 15, 5, 18, 21, 18, 5, 23, 26Nets-Celtics · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST