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Sunday, April 23, 2023Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 4 points, by GSW (vs SAC) and MIN (vs DEN).

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Cavs93
Knicks102
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +9; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK +9
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Kings125
Warriors126
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW -4; Q3 GSW +10; Q4 GSW +1
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Celtics129
Hawks121
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 BOS +12; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +8
Final · OT · R1 · G4 · Box score
Nuggets108
Wolves114
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 MIN -4; Q3 MIN +6; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 MIN +6
On this day · 2021–22Apr 23, 2022: 4 games. Top scorer: Jayson Tatum (Celtics-Nets), 39 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Kings-Warriors

Stephen Curry scores 32, Golden State holds off Sacramento

Nikola Jokic goes for 43 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-4+10+1GSW AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings32372333125
Warriors31343724126
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 39, 33, 21, 34, 25, 26, 30, 28, 36, 32GSW32 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 31, 25, 29, 20, 21, 21, 13, 26GSW26 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 28, 23, 28, 13, 38, 24, 26, 38SAC38 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Keegan MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 21, 11, 9, 14, 2, 2, 6, 23SAC23 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Kings-Warriors19
Cavs-Knicks4
Celtics-Hawks3
The night in charts
Kings-Warriors combined for 251, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-WarriorsKings 125, Warriors 126
251
Celtics-HawksCeltics 129, Hawks 121
250
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 108, Wolves 114 · OT
222
Cavs-KnicksCavs 93, Knicks 102
195
GSW won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Kings-WarriorsKings 125, Warriors 126
+1 GSW
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 108, Wolves 114 · OT
+6 MIN
Celtics-HawksCeltics 129, Hawks 121
+8 BOS
Cavs-KnicksCavs 93, Knicks 102
+9 NYK
GSW rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-WarriorsGSW won · Kings 125, Warriors 126
4 pts
Nuggets-WolvesMIN won · Nuggets 108, Wolves 114 · OT
4 pts
Keegan Murray shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Keegan MurraySAC · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
De'Andre HunterATL · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
Jarrett AllenCLE · 14 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
KlayGSW · 26 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
BrogdonBOS · 14 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Kings-Warriors
Kings 125Warriors 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings32372333125
Warriors31343724126
The story
De'Aaron Fox had 38 points, but Golden State won 126-125

For Golden State, Andrew Wiggins had 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 38 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 14-31 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 37-23.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −1−4+10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Wolves
Nuggets 108Wolves 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nuggets2230222212108
Wolves2325321618114
The story
Anthony Edwards had 34 points as Minnesota beat Denver 114-108 in OT

Jamal Murray led Denver with 19 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 34 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 12-27 FG, 5-12 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Timberwolves took the third 32-22.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +1−4+60+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Celtics-Hawks
Celtics 129Hawks 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics35302737129
Hawks25283434121
The story
Boston beat Atlanta 129-121 behind 31 points from Jayson Tatum

De'Andre Hunter paced Atlanta: 27 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 8-20 FG, 4-13 3PT

The swing

A 35-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +10+12+5+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Trae Young topped the game at 68.1 FPTS: 35 PTS, 15 AST, 3 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
24.6Reg. season avg37.0Last 3 playoff games

37.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.6 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 34 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.4minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Reg. season avg9.5Last 2 playoff games

9.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 25.9 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
14.9Reg. season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 14.9 a game in the regular season (59 games). Line: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Nuggets-Wolves · R1 · G4

Minnesota stays alive against Denver

A 114–108 win in Game 4 cuts the first round deficit to 3–1. Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 34 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Nuggets-Wolves
G1 · @ DENDEN109–80G2 · @ DENDEN122–113G3 · @ MINDEN120–111G4 · @ MINMIN114–108
Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 43

Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 31, 25, 14, 6, 13, 27, 20, 43Nuggets-Wolves · L
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · +23.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James LAL, Jan 2, 2023: 43 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Ties season high43 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 28, 23, 28, 13, 38, 24, 26, 38Kings-Warriors · L
31.5 PPG playoffs to date · +8.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 24, 25, 27, 25, 16, 24, 32, 35Hawks-Celtics · L
26.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 15 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 37, 23, 33, 26, 9, 19, 18, 41, 36, 34Wolves-Nuggets · W
32.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 39, 33, 21, 34, 25, 26, 30, 28, 36, 32Warriors-Kings · W
31.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 34, 28, 40, 39, 19, 21, 25, 29, 29, 31Celtics-Hawks · W
28.5 PPG playoffs to date · +3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST