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Friday, April 28, 2023Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed GSW by 2 after the first quarter and won 118–99.

Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Kings118
Warriors99
Q1 SAC -2; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC +10; Q4 SAC +19
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Grizzlies85
Lakers125
Q1 LAL +11; Q2 LAL +17; Q3 LAL +33; Q4 LAL +40
On this day · 2021–22Apr 28, 2022: 3 games. Top scorer: Chris Paul (Suns-Pelicans), 33 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 6 · Kings-Warriors

Sacramento evens the series with Golden State at 3–3

De'Aaron Fox goes for 26 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+7+10+19SAC AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings23353228118
Warriors2526291999
Who led
Malik MonkPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 13, 4, 32, 18, 4, 16, 21, 28SAC28 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 28, 13, 38, 24, 26, 38, 24, 26SAC26 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 21, 34, 25, 26, 30, 28, 36, 32, 31, 29GSW29 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 29, 20, 21, 21, 13, 26, 25, 22GSW22 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Kings-Warriors8
Grizzlies-Lakers1
The night in charts
Kings-Warriors combined for 217, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-WarriorsKings 118, Warriors 99
217
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 85, Lakers 125
210
SAC won the closest game by 19
Closest finishes
Kings-WarriorsKings 118, Warriors 99
+19 SAC
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 85, Lakers 125
+40 LAL
Russell shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RussellLAL · 31 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
LeBronLAL · 22 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
AldamaMEM · 16 PTS, 5 REB
60% (6-10)
MonkSAC · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
57% (8-14)
FoxSAC · 26 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
56% (10-18)
Final · Kings-Warriors
Kings 118Warriors 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings23353228118
Warriors2526291999
The story
Malik Monk had 28 points as Sacramento beat Golden State 118-99

Stephen Curry led Golden State with 29 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 28 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 8-14 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Kings took the second 35-26.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −2+7+10+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Lakers
Grizzlies 85Lakers 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2022251885
Lakers31284125125
The story
Anthony Davis' 16 points and 14 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Memphis, 125-85

For Memphis, Desmond Bane had 15 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 14 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 6-9 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 41-25, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
400 +11+17+33+40 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.5Reg. season avg21.7Last 3 playoff games

21.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.5 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 28 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Reg. season avg5.0Last 3 playoff games

5.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.1 in the regular season (56 games). Today: 8 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.8Reg. season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 29.8 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 15 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Grizzlies-Lakers · R1 · G6

Lakers lead Memphis wire to wire

Lakers were ahead at every break and won 125–85. Best quarter: the third, 41–25. D'Angelo Russell led Lakers with 31 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Grizzlies-Lakers
G1 · @ MEMLAL128–112G2 · @ MEMMEM103–93G3 · @ LALLAL111–101G4 · @ LALLAL117–111G5 · @ MEMMEM116–99G6 · @ LALLAL125–85
Top performances

D'Angelo Russell leads the day with 31

D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 17, 2, 19, 5, 17, 17, 11, 31Lakers-Grizzlies · W
16.7 PPG playoffs to date · +17.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 21, 34, 25, 26, 30, 28, 36, 32, 31, 29Warriors-Kings · L
31.0 PPG playoffs to date · −2.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Malik MonkPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 13, 4, 32, 18, 4, 16, 21, 28Kings-Warriors · W
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 28, 13, 38, 24, 26, 38, 24, 26Kings-Warriors · W
29.3 PPG playoffs to date · −4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 16, 36, 30, 21, 28, 25, 22, 15, 22Lakers-Grizzlies · W
22.2 PPG playoffs to date · −0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 29, 20, 21, 21, 13, 26, 25, 22Warriors-Kings · L
21.3 PPG playoffs to date · +0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST