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Saturday, April 20, 2024Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed PHI by 9 after the first quarter and won 111–104.

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Magic83
Cavs97
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE +12; Q3 CLE +15; Q4 CLE +14
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Suns95
Wolves120
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN +10; Q3 MIN +20; Q4 MIN +25
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Sixers104
Knicks111
Q1 NYK -9; Q2 NYK +12; Q3 NYK -3; Q4 NYK +7
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Lakers103
Nuggets114
Q1 DEN -8; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +11
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The lead · First round · Game 1 · Sixers-Knicks

New York takes Game 1, leads Philadelphia 1–0

Anthony Davis goes for 32 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+12-3+7NYK AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers34123622104
Knicks25332132111
Who led
Josh HartPoints, last 10 games: 13, 2, 31, 0, 7, 17, 16, 16, 12, 22NYK22 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 35, 35, 43, 45, 39, 30, 40, 22NYK22 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 16, 37, 7, 52, 28, 26, 19, 33PHI33 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 70, 31, 14, 24, 29, 30, 37, 32, 23, 29PHI29 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Lakers-Nuggets · R1 · G1

Denver draws first blood against Lakers

Denver won Game 1 of the first round, 114–103. Nikola Jokic led Denver with 32 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · Lakers-Nuggets
G1 · @ DENDEN114–103
Lead changes
Suns-Wolves12
Sixers-Knicks4
Lakers-Nuggets2
Magic-Cavs0
The night in charts
Lakers-Nuggets combined for 217, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 103, Nuggets 114
217
Suns-WolvesSuns 95, Wolves 120
215
Sixers-KnicksSixers 104, Knicks 111
215
Magic-CavsMagic 83, Cavs 97
180
NYK won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Sixers-KnicksSixers 104, Knicks 111
+7 NYK
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 103, Nuggets 114
+11 DEN
Magic-CavsMagic 83, Cavs 97
+14 CLE
Suns-WolvesSuns 95, Wolves 120
+25 MIN
NYK rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-KnicksNYK won · Sixers 104, Knicks 111
9 pts
Lakers-NuggetsDEN won · Lakers 103, Nuggets 114
8 pts
Suns-WolvesMIN won · Suns 95, Wolves 120
1 pt
Jokic shot 15-of-23 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JokicDEN · 32 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
65% (15-23)
KDPHX · 31 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
LeBronLAL · 27 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
Jarrett AllenCLE · 18 REB, 16 PTS, 2 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
BealPHX · 15 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
60% (6-10)
Final · Sixers-Knicks
Sixers 104Knicks 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers34123622104
Knicks25332132111
The story
New York beat Philadelphia 111-104 behind 22 points from Jalen Brunson

Tyrese Maxey paced Philadelphia: 33 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 22 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 8-26 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 33-12 second quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −9+12−3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Joel Embiid topped the game at 52.6 FPTS: 29 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST

Final · Lakers-Nuggets
Lakers 103Nuggets 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers33271825103
Nuggets25323225114
The story
Nikola Jokic had 32 points and 12 rebounds as Denver beat Los Angeles 114-103

LeBron James led Los Angeles with 27 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 32 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST · 15-23 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Nuggets took the third 32-18.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −8−3+11+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Wolves
Suns 95Wolves 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2823212395
Wolves27343128120
The story
Nickeil Alexander-Walker's 18 points carried Minnesota past Phoenix, 120-95

For Phoenix, Bradley Beal had 15 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 18 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 7-12 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 34-23.

MIN lead by quarter
300 −1+10+20+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.7points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.3Reg. season avg21Today

21 points today in 28 minutes, against 8.3 a game in the regular season (68 games).

Stepped-up role
+13.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.7Reg. season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 15.7 a game in the regular season (58 games). Line: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−12.1points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.1Reg. season avg0Today

0 points today in 11 minutes, against 12.1 a game in the regular season (84 games).

Top performances

Anthony Edwards leads the day with 33

Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 28, 17, 26, 51, 25, 14, 13, 33Wolves-Suns · W
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 16, 37, 7, 52, 28, 26, 19, 33Sixers-Knicks · L
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 21, 35, 22, 4, 36, 30, 20, 32Lakers-Nuggets · L
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 26, 42, 36, 19, 28, 41, 22, 15, 32Nuggets-Lakers · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 32, 22, 23, 21, 24, 28, 15, 31Suns-Wolves · L
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 13, 12, 13, 24, 10, 29, 33, 30Cavs-Magic · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST