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Wednesday, April 19, 2023Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed MIN by 2 after three quarters and won 122–113.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Lakers93
Grizzlies103
Q1 MEM +11; Q2 MEM +15; Q3 MEM +12; Q4 MEM +10
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Heat122
Bucks138
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL +26; Q3 MIL +33; Q4 MIL +16
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Wolves113
Nuggets122
Q1 DEN +9; Q2 DEN +15; Q3 DEN -2; Q4 DEN +9
On this day · 2021–22Apr 19, 2022: 3 games. Top scorer: Jimmy Butler (Heat-Hawks), 45 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Wolves-Nuggets

Jamal Murray scores 40 as Denver beats Minnesota

Anthony Edwards goes for 41 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+15-2+9DEN AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves22274024113
Nuggets31332335122
Who led
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 26, 19, 21, 26, 2, 20, 24, 40DEN40 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 22, 31, 31, 25, 14, 6, 13, 27DEN27 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 31, 11, 37, 23, 33, 26, 9, 19, 18, 41MIN41 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Rudy GobertPoints, last 10 games: 16, 7, 14, 10, 12, 10, 2, 21, 8, 19MIN19 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Lakers-Grizzlies · R1 · G2

Memphis keeps Lakers at arm's length

The Lakers never led at a quarter break. Memphis won by 10. Xavier Tillman led Memphis with 22 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Lakers-Grizzlies
G1 · @ MEMLAL128–112G2 · @ MEMMEM103–93
Lead changes
Wolves-Nuggets10
Lakers-Grizzlies5
Heat-Bucks2
The night in charts
Heat-Bucks combined for 260, 25 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-BucksHeat 122, Bucks 138
260
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 113, Nuggets 122
235
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 93, Grizzlies 103
196
DEN won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 113, Nuggets 122
+9 DEN
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 93, Grizzlies 103
+10 MEM
Heat-BucksHeat 122, Bucks 138
+16 MIL
Tillman shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TillmanMEM · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST
77% (10-13)
Brook LopezMIL · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
ConnaughtonMIL · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
JimmyMIA · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
GobertMIN · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Wolves-Nuggets
Wolves 113Nuggets 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves22274024113
Nuggets31332335122
The story
Nikola Jokic had 27 points and 9 assists as Denver beat Minnesota 122-113

Rudy Gobert led Minnesota with 19 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST · 10-19 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Nuggets took the fourth 35-24.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +9+15−2+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Grizzlies
Lakers 93Grizzlies 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1925272293
Grizzlies30292420103
The story
Jaren Jackson Jr.'s 18 points carried Memphis past Los Angeles, 103-93

For Los Angeles, Rui Hachimura had 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 5-12 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-19, was where the Grizzlies built it.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +11+15+12+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LeBron James was the fantasy play: 52.4 FPTS on 28 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST

Final · Heat-Bucks
Heat 122Bucks 138
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat28273037122
Bucks35463720138
The story
Milwaukee beat Miami 138-122 behind 24 points and 11 assists from Jrue Holiday

Jimmy Butler paced Miami: 25 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB · 10-19 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

A 46-27 second quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
400 +7+26+33+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.4points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.6Reg. season avg22Today

22 points today in 25 minutes, against 7.6 a game in the regular season (61 games).

Losing minutes
−22.8minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Reg. season avg1.0Last 2 playoff games

1.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 23.8 in the regular season (5 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.3Reg. season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 19.3 a game in the regular season (61 games). Line: 22 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Edwards leads the day with 41

Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 31, 11, 37, 23, 33, 26, 9, 19, 18, 41Wolves-Nuggets · L
29.5 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it, modern era: Ray Allen MIL, Jun 1, 2001: 41 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
41 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 26, 19, 21, 26, 2, 20, 24, 40Nuggets-Wolves · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it, modern era: Sam Cassell MIN, May 4, 2004: 40 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
40 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 18, 37, 33, 16, 36, 30, 21, 28Lakers-Grizzlies · L
24.5 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 22, 31, 31, 25, 14, 6, 13, 27Nuggets-Wolves · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 24, 21, 8, 21, 20, 26, 10, 25Bucks-Heat · W
17.5 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 35, 18, 12, 35, 27, 24, 21, 31, 35, 25Heat-Bucks · L
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST