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Friday, April 21, 2023Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed BOS by 4 after the first quarter and won 130–122.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Celtics122
Hawks130
Q1 ATL -4; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +8
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Cavs79
Knicks99
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK +13; Q3 NYK +17; Q4 NYK +20
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Nuggets120
Wolves111
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN +9
On this day · 2021–22Apr 21, 2022: 3 games. Top scorer: Nikola Jokic (Nuggets-Warriors), 37 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Celtics-Hawks

Trae Young scores 32 in Atlanta win over Boston

Anthony Edwards goes for 36 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+7+7+8ATL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics37302629122
Hawks33412630130
Who led
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 10, 24, 25, 27, 25, 16, 24, 32ATL32 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 25, 17, 19, 19, 18, 24, 29, 25ATL25 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 36, 34, 28, 40, 39, 19, 21, 25, 29, 29BOS29 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Marcus SmartPoints, last 10 games: 17, 6, 13, 14, 10, 14, 17, 11, 14, 24BOS24 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Wolves · R1 · G3

Denver handles Minnesota by 9

The Nuggets won the second quarter 33–27. Final: 120–111. Michael Porter Jr. led Denver with 25 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Nuggets-Wolves
G1 · @ DENDEN109–80G2 · @ DENDEN122–113G3 · @ MINDEN120–111
Lead changes
Celtics-Hawks10
Cavs-Knicks7
Nuggets-Wolves2
The night in charts
Celtics-Hawks combined for 252, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-HawksCeltics 122, Hawks 130
252
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 120, Wolves 111
231
Cavs-KnicksCavs 79, Knicks 99
178
ATL won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Celtics-HawksCeltics 122, Hawks 130
+8 ATL
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 120, Wolves 111
+9 DEN
Cavs-KnicksCavs 79, Knicks 99
+20 NYK
Gobert shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GobertMIN · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
JokicDEN · 20 PTS, 12 AST, 11 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
RJNYK · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
KATMIN · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
59% (10-17)
MPJDEN · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
59% (10-17)
Final · Celtics-Hawks
Celtics 122Hawks 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics37302629122
Hawks33412630130
The story
Dejounte Murray's 25 points carried Atlanta past Boston, 130-122

For Boston, Marcus Smart had 24 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 11-21 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 4 going into the second, then won it 41-30.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −4+7+7+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Wolves
Nuggets 120Wolves 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets28333326120
Wolves28273323111
The story
Nikola Jokic had a 20-11-12 triple-double as Denver beat Minnesota 120-111

Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 27 PTS, 7 REB 20 PTS, 12 AST, 11 REB · 9-13 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the second 33-27, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 0+6+6+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Knicks
Cavs 79Knicks 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1715232479
Knicks1728272799
The story
New York beat Cleveland 99-79 behind 21 points from Jalen Brunson

Caris LeVert paced Cleveland: 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 10-18 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

A 28-15 second quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 0+13+17+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Donovan Mitchell topped the game at 38.9 FPTS: 22 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.4Reg. season avg20.3Last 3 playoff games

20.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 11 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Reg. season avg5.5Last 2 playoff games

5.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.2 in the regular season (44 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.0Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 29.0 a game in the regular season (62 games). Line: 25 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Edwards leads the day with 36

Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 37, 23, 33, 26, 9, 19, 18, 41, 36Wolves-Nuggets · L
31.7 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 10, 24, 25, 27, 25, 16, 24, 32Hawks-Celtics · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 36, 34, 28, 40, 39, 19, 21, 25, 29, 29Celtics-Hawks · L
27.7 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 8, 22, 22, 30, 24, 28, 11, 10, 27Wolves-Nuggets · L
16.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 25, 17, 19, 19, 18, 24, 29, 25Hawks-Celtics · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 21, 19, 15, 10, 29, 23, 15, 18, 16, 25Nuggets-Wolves · W
19.7 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST