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Tuesday, April 18, 2023Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed LAC by 5 after the first quarter and won 123–109.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Hawks106
Celtics119
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS +12; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +13
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Knicks90
Cavs107
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +20; Q3 CLE +22; Q4 CLE +17
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Clippers109
Suns123
Q1 PHX -5; Q2 Suns 0; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +14
On this day · 2021–22Apr 18, 2022: 3 games. Top scorer: Jalen Brunson (Mavs-Jazz), 41 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Clippers-Suns

D-Book pours in 38, Phoenix beats Clippers

Kawhi Leonard goes for 31 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-50+5+14PHX AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers29302822109
Suns24353331123
Who led
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 29, 24, 29, 27, 22, 27, 15, 26, 38PHX38 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 37, 16, 30, 35, 18, 29, 27, 25PHX25 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 32, 12, 22, 12, 40, 25, 27, 25, 38, 31LAC31 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 36, 4, 24, 14, 20, 25, 9, 28LAC28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Hawks-Celtics · R1 · G2

Boston leads Atlanta wire to wire

Boston was ahead at every break and won 119–106. Best quarter: the second, 33–24. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Hawks-Celtics
G1 · @ BOSBOS112–99G2 · @ BOSBOS119–106
Lead changes
Knicks-Cavs5
Hawks-Celtics3
Clippers-Suns2
The night in charts
Clippers-Suns combined for 232, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-SunsClippers 109, Suns 123
232
Hawks-CelticsHawks 106, Celtics 119
225
Knicks-CavsKnicks 90, Cavs 107
197
BOS won the closest game by 13
Closest finishes
Hawks-CelticsHawks 106, Celtics 119
+13 BOS
Clippers-SunsClippers 109, Suns 123
+14 PHX
Knicks-CavsKnicks 90, Cavs 107
+17 CLE
Ayton shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AytonPHX · 14 PTS, 13 REB
70% (7-10)
Derrick WhiteBOS · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
69% (11-16)
BookerPHX · 38 PTS, 9 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
64% (14-22)
BogdanovicATL · 18 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
CP3PHX · 16 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
Final · Hawks-Celtics
Hawks 106Celtics 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks25243225106
Celtics28332929119
The story
Jayson Tatum's 29 points and 10 rebounds carried Boston past Atlanta, 119-106

For Atlanta, Trae Young had 24 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 29 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 12-22 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 33-24, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +3+12+9+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dejounte Murray was the fantasy play: 57.7 FPTS on 29 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST

Final · Clippers-Suns
Clippers 109Suns 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers29302822109
Suns24353331123
The story
Kevin Durant had 25 points as Phoenix beat LA 123-109

Norman Powell led LA with 12 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 10-19 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the fourth 31-22, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −50+5+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Cavs
Knicks 90Cavs 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2217213090
Cavs25342325107
The story
Cleveland beat New York 107-90 behind 32 points from Darius Garland

Jalen Brunson paced New York: 20 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 32 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 8-17 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

A 34-17 second quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
300 +3+20+22+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Donovan Mitchell topped the game at 46.9 FPTS: 17 PTS, 13 AST, 2 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.6points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.4Reg. season avg25.0Last 2 playoff games

25.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 12.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 26 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Reg. season avg16.0Last 2 playoff games

16.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 25.9 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
34.6Reg. season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 34.6 a game in the regular season (53 games). Line: 38 points, 1 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 38

Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 29, 24, 29, 27, 22, 27, 15, 26, 38Suns-Clippers · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
38 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 13, 17, 27, 20, 20, 16, 17, 32Cavs-Knicks · W
24.5 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 32, 12, 22, 12, 40, 25, 27, 25, 38, 31Clippers-Suns · L
34.5 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 15, 36, 34, 28, 40, 39, 19, 21, 25, 29Celtics-Hawks · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 13, 29, 21, 25, 17, 19, 19, 18, 24, 29Hawks-Celtics · L
26.5 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 36, 4, 24, 14, 20, 25, 9, 28Clippers-Suns · L
18.5 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST