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Monday, April 17, 2023Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed GSW by 6 after the first quarter and won 114–106.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Nets84
Sixers96
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 PHI -5; Q3 PHI +5; Q4 PHI +12
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Warriors106
Kings114
Q1 SAC -6; Q2 SAC +6; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +8
On this day · 2021–22Apr 17, 2022: 4 games. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (Nets-Celtics), 39 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Warriors-Kings

Sacramento beats Golden State by 8, moves within two of advancing

De'Aaron Fox goes for 24 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+6+8+8SAC AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors23292331106
Kings17412531114
Who led
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 18, 20, 28, 23, 28, 13, 38, 24SAC24 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 15, 20, 26, 16, 19, 14, 12, 24SAC24 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 39, 33, 21, 34, 25, 26, 30, 28GSW28 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 9, 9, 18, 18, 12, 29, 17, 22GSW22 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Nets-Sixers · R1 · G2

Philadelphia goes up 2–0 on Brooklyn

Game 2 went to the 76ers, 96–84. Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia with 33 points, 3 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · Nets-Sixers
G1 · @ PHIPHI121–101G2 · @ PHIPHI96–84
Lead changes
Nets-Sixers10
Warriors-Kings4
The night in charts
Warriors-Kings combined for 220, 40 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-KingsWarriors 106, Kings 114
220
Nets-SixersNets 84, Sixers 96
180
SAC won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Warriors-KingsWarriors 106, Kings 114
+8 SAC
Nets-SixersNets 84, Sixers 96
+12 PHI
SAC rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-KingsSAC won · Warriors 106, Kings 114
6 pts
Nets-SixersPHI won · Nets 84, Sixers 96
5 pts
Sabonis shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SabonisSAC · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST
67% (8-12)
Cameron JohnsonBKN · 28 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
58% (11-19)
Tobias HarrisPHI · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
MaxeyPHI · 33 PTS, 3 REB, 1 BLK
57% (13-23)
EmbiidPHI · 20 PTS, 19 REB, 7 AST, 3 BLK
55% (6-11)
Final · Warriors-Kings
Warriors 106Kings 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors23292331106
Kings17412531114
The story
Domantas Sabonis had 24 points as Sacramento beat Golden State 114-106

Klay Thompson led Golden State with 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 8-12 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the Kings took the second 41-29.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −6+6+8+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Sixers
Nets 84Sixers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2524142184
Sixers2519242896
The story
Joel Embiid's 20 points and 19 rebounds carried Philadelphia past Brooklyn, 96-84

For Brooklyn, Cameron Johnson had 28 PTS, 4 REB 20 PTS, 19 REB, 7 AST, 3 BLK · 6-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 24-14.

PHI lead by quarter
200 0−5+5+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.5points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.5Reg. season avg25.0Last 2 playoff games

25.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 13.5 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 18 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Reg. season avg7.0Last 2 playoff games

7.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.8 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Reg. season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 28.5 a game in the regular season (42 games). Line: 28 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Tyrese Maxey leads the day with 33

Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 37, 29, 22, 13, 29, 5, 13, 33Sixers-Nets · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 39, 33, 21, 34, 25, 26, 30, 28Warriors-Kings · L
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Cameron JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 31, 16, 18, 14, 15, 18, 18, 28Nets-Sixers · L
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 18, 20, 28, 23, 28, 13, 38, 24Kings-Warriors · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 15, 20, 26, 16, 19, 14, 12, 24Kings-Warriors · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 9, 9, 18, 18, 12, 29, 17, 22Warriors-Kings · L
19.5 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST