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Thursday, April 28, 2022Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed UTA by 12 at halftime and won 98–96.

Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Sixers132
Raptors97
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI +1; Q3 PHI +21; Q4 PHI +35
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Suns115
Pelicans109
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 PHX -10; Q3 PHX -3; Q4 PHX +6
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Mavs98
Jazz96
Q1 DAL -6; Q2 DAL -12; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +2
On this day · 2020–21Apr 28, 2021: 10 games. Top scorer: Jaylen Brown (Celtics-Hornets), 38 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 6 · Mavs-Jazz

Dallas wins Game 6 over Utah, 98–96

Joel Embiid goes for 33 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-12+5+2DAL AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs1526362198
Jazz2132192496
Who led
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 34, 35, 36, 32, 26, 39, 26, 30, 33, 24DAL24 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 9, 18, 24, 41, 31, 23, 24, 24DAL24 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 20, 18, 32, 34, 32, 23, 9, 23UTA23 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 27, 21, 26, 25, 24, 12, 2, 19UTA19 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Suns-Pelicans20
Mavs-Jazz11
The night in charts
Sixers-Raptors combined for 229, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 132, Raptors 97
229
Suns-PelicansSuns 115, Pelicans 109
224
Mavs-JazzMavs 98, Jazz 96
194
DAL won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Mavs-JazzMavs 98, Jazz 96
+2 DAL
Suns-PelicansSuns 115, Pelicans 109
+6 PHX
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 132, Raptors 97
+35 PHI
DAL erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-JazzDAL won · Mavs 98, Jazz 96
12 pts
Suns-PelicansPHX won · Suns 115, Pelicans 109
10 pts
CP3 shot 14-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CP3PHX · 33 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
100% (14-14)
AytonPHX · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
EmbiidPHI · 33 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
67% (12-18)
Mikal BridgesPHX · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
58% (7-12)
HardenPHI · 22 PTS, 15 AST, 6 REB
58% (7-12)
Final · Mavs-Jazz
Mavs 98Jazz 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs1526362198
Jazz2132192496
The story
Luka Doncic had 24 points and 8 assists as Dallas beat Utah 98-96

Donovan Mitchell led Utah with 23 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB 24 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST · 8-21 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the second, the Mavericks took the third 36-19.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −6−12+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Pelicans
Suns 115Pelicans 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns28203433115
Pelicans28302724109
The story
Deandre Ayton's 22 points carried Phoenix past New Orleans, 115-109

For New Orleans, Brandon Ingram had 21 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB 22 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 10-12 FG

The swing

The Suns trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 33-24.

PHX lead by quarter
200 0−10−3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Raptors
Sixers 132Raptors 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers34283733132
Raptors2932171997
The story
Philadelphia beat Toronto 132-97 behind 22 points and 15 assists from James Harden

Pascal Siakam paced Toronto: 24 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 22 PTS, 15 AST, 6 REB · 7-12 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 37-17 third quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
400 +5+1+21+35 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.3Reg. season avg23.7Last 3 playoff games

23.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.3 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 24 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Reg. season avg10.0Last 3 playoff games

10.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.5 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

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: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Suns-Pelicans · R1 · G6

Phoenix rallies from 10 down to beat New Orleans

Trailing by 10 at the half, Phoenix outscored the Pelicans 67–51 the rest of the way. Final: 115–109. Chris Paul led Phoenix with 33 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · Suns-Pelicans
G1 · @ PHXPHX110–99G2 · @ PHXNOP125–114G3 · @ NOPPHX114–111G4 · @ NOPNOP118–103G5 · @ PHXPHX112–97G6 · @ NOPPHX115–109
Top performances

Chris Paul leads the day with 33

Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 6, 16, 30, 17, 28, 4, 22, 33Suns-Pelicans · W
22.3 PPG playoffs to date · +12.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 44, 45, 30, 41, 19, 31, 33, 21, 20, 33Sixers-Raptors · W
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · +8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 18, 25, 38, 23, 19, 11, 12, 25Sixers-Raptors · W
21.3 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Chris BoucherPoints, last 10 games: 18, 7, 6, 21, 7, 17, 3, 9, 6, 25Raptors-Sixers · L
11.2 PPG playoffs to date · +16.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 34, 35, 36, 32, 26, 39, 26, 30, 33, 24Mavs-Jazz · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 29, 31, 37, 29, 24, 20, 12, 34, 23, 24Raptors-Sixers · L
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST