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Friday, April 14, 2023Play-in tournament · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed CHI by 1 after three quarters and won 102–91.

Final · Play-in · Box score
Bulls91
Heat102
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA -1; Q4 MIA +11
Final · Play-in · Box score
Thunder95
Wolves120
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 MIN +10; Q3 MIN +17; Q4 MIN +25
The lead · Play-in · Bulls-Heat

Jimmy Butler scores 31 in Miami win over Chicago

Karl-Anthony Towns goes for 28 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+5-1+11MIA AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2123242391
Heat29201835102
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 35, 18, 12, 35, 27, 24, 21, 31MIA31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Max StrusPoints, last 10 games: 23, 3, 0, 18, 9, 14, 11, 0, 3, 31MIA31 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 22, 23, 31, 21, 8, 16, 23, 26CHI26 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Alex CarusoPoints, last 10 games: 6, 7, 5, 10, 5, 0, 7, 2, 9, 16CHI16 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Bulls-Heat11
Thunder-Wolves4
The night in charts
Thunder-Wolves combined for 215, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-WolvesThunder 95, Wolves 120
215
Bulls-HeatBulls 91, Heat 102
193
MIA won the closest game by 11
Closest finishes
Bulls-HeatBulls 91, Heat 102
+11 MIA
Thunder-WolvesThunder 95, Wolves 120
+25 MIN
KAT shot 11-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KATMIN · 28 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
69% (11-16)
CarusoCHI · 16 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
GobertMIN · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST
55% (6-11)
StrusMIA · 31 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
50% (8-16)
Coby WhiteCHI · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
50% (5-10)
Final · Bulls-Heat
Bulls 91Heat 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2123242391
Heat29201835102
The story
Max Strus' 31 points carried Miami past Chicago, 102-91

For Chicago, Alex Caruso had 16 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 31 PTS, 6 REB · 8-16 FG, 7-12 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 35-23.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +8+5−1+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Wolves
Thunder 95Wolves 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2324311795
Wolves24333825120
The story
Anthony Edwards had 19 points and 10 rebounds as Minnesota beat Oklahoma City 120-95

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City with 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 8-19 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the second 33-24, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
300 +1+10+17+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 2 play-in games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.7Reg. season avg22.0Last 2 play-in games

22.0 points a game over his last two play-in games, against 13.7 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 17 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.7minutes, last 2 play-in games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Reg. season avg5.5Last 2 play-in games

5.5 minutes a game over his last two play-in games, against 26.2 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
14.9Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 14.9 a game in the regular season (59 games). Line: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · Thunder-Wolves · Play-in

Minnesota never trails at a break against OKC

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 120–95. Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 28 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Wolves-Thunder
Karl-Anthony Towns · MINShai Gilgeous-Alexander · OKCPTS2822REB117AST33Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Jimmy Butler leads the day with 31

Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 35, 18, 12, 35, 27, 24, 21, 31Heat-Bulls · W
31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Max StrusPoints, last 10 games: 23, 3, 0, 18, 9, 14, 11, 0, 3, 31Heat-Bulls · W
Ties season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 25, 23, 8, 22, 22, 30, 24, 28Wolves-Thunder · W
28 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 22, 23, 31, 21, 8, 16, 23, 26Bulls-Heat · L
26 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 31, 30, 27, 31, 39, 39, 32, 22, 32, 22Thunder-Wolves · L
22 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Rudy GobertPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 16, 7, 14, 10, 12, 10, 2, 21Wolves-Thunder · W
21 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST