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Sunday, April 30, 2023Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed NYK by 11 after the first quarter and won 108–101.

Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Heat108
Knicks101
Q1 MIA -11; Q2 MIA -5; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +7
Final · R1 · G7 · Box score
Warriors120
Kings100
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW -2; Q3 GSW +10; Q4 GSW +20
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · Heat-Knicks

Miami draws first blood against New York

Stephen Curry goes for 50 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-5+6+7MIA AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat21293127108
Knicks32232026101
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 21, 31, 35, 25, 30, 56, 42, 25MIA25 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Gabe VincentPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 6, 0, 15, 16, 2, 10, 22, 20MIA20 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 28, 18, 7, 14, 19, 26, 21, 26NYK26 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 48, 27, 27, 20, 21, 29, 23, 25NYK25 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Lead changes
Warriors-Kings10
Heat-Knicks4
The night in charts
Warriors-Kings combined for 220, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-KingsWarriors 120, Kings 100
220
Heat-KnicksHeat 108, Knicks 101
209
MIA won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Heat-KnicksHeat 108, Knicks 101
+7 MIA
Warriors-KingsWarriors 120, Kings 100
+20 GSW
MIA erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-KnicksMIA won · Heat 108, Knicks 101
11 pts
Warriors-KingsGSW won · Warriors 120, Kings 100
2 pts
Sabonis shot 10-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SabonisSAC · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 2 BLK
63% (10-16)
BamMIA · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
54% (7-13)
StephGSW · 50 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
53% (20-38)
RJNYK · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
50% (10-20)
JimmyMIA · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
50% (8-16)
Final · Heat-Knicks
Heat 108Knicks 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat21293127108
Knicks32232026101
The story
Jimmy Butler's 25 points and 11 rebounds carried Miami past New York, 108-101

For New York, RJ Barrett had 26 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST 25 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST · 8-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 31-20.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −11−5+6+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Kings
Warriors 120Kings 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors30263529120
Kings31272319100
The story
Kevon Looney had 21 rebounds and 11 points as Golden State beat Sacramento 120-100

Malik Monk led Sacramento with 14 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 21 REB, 11 PTS, 4 AST · 4-5 FG

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Warriors took the third 35-23.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −1−2+10+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+18.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
22.9Reg. season avg41.0Last 3 playoff games

41.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.9 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 25 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Reg. season avg3.3Last 3 playoff games

3.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.8 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.7Reg. season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 15.7 a game in the regular season (67 games). Line: 18 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Warriors-Kings · R1 · G7

Golden State closes out Sacramento in seven

Golden State won Game 7, 120–100, to take the first round series 4–3. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 50 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Warriors-Kings
G1 · @ SACSAC126–123G2 · @ SACSAC114–106G3 · @ GSWGSW114–97G4 · @ GSWGSW126–125G5 · @ SACGSW123–116G6 · @ GSWSAC118–99G7 · @ SACGSW120–100
Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 50

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 34, 25, 26, 30, 28, 36, 32, 31, 29, 50Warriors-Kings · W
33.7 PPG playoffs to date · +19.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Feb 6, 2000: 50 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Ties season high50 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 28, 18, 7, 14, 19, 26, 21, 26Knicks-Heat · L
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +8.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 21, 31, 35, 25, 30, 56, 42, 25Heat-Knicks · W
35.5 PPG playoffs to date · −12.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 48, 27, 27, 20, 21, 29, 23, 25Knicks-Heat · L
24.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 14, 12, 24, 15, 14, 21, 7, 22Kings-Warriors · L
16.4 PPG playoffs to date · +6.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Gabe VincentPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 6, 0, 15, 16, 2, 10, 22, 20Heat-Knicks · W
14.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST