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Sunday, April 21, 2024Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Heat94
Celtics114
Q1 Celtics +5; Q2 Celtics +15; Q3 Celtics +32; Q4 Celtics +20
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Mavs97
Clippers109
Q1 Clippers +12; Q2 Clippers +26; Q3 Clippers +23; Q4 Clippers +12
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Pacers94
Bucks109
Q1 Bucks +9; Q2 Bucks +27; Q3 Bucks +12; Q4 Bucks +15
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Pelicans92
Thunder94
Q1 Thunder 0; Q2 Thunder 0; Q3 Thunder +6; Q4 Thunder +2
On this day · 2022–23Apr 21, 2023: 3 games. Top scorer: Anthony Edwards (Wolves-Nuggets), 36 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 1 · Pelicans-Thunder

Thunder beats New Orleans by 2, moves within three of advancing

Pascal Siakam goes for 36 points

Game flow · Thunder margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final000+6+2Thunder AHEAD ↑Pelicans AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans1726252492
Thunder1726312094
Who led
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 31, 23, 12, 24, 19, 40, 26, 23, 15, 28Thunder28 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 23, 16, 33, 11, 10, 17, 9, 19Thunder19 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Trey Murphy IIIPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 13, 31, 27, 24, 11, 12, 16, 21Pelicans21 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 36, 31, 31, 29, 31, 28, 25, 9, 7, 20Pelicans20 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Mavs-Clippers · R1 · G1

Clippers keep Dallas at arm's length

The Mavericks never led at a quarter break. Clippers won by 12. James Harden led Clippers with 28 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · Mavs-Clippers
G1 · @ ClippersClippers109–97
Lead changes
Pelicans-Thunder20
Pacers-Bucks1
Heat-Celtics0
Mavs-Clippers0
The night in charts
Heat-Celtics combined for 208, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-CelticsHeat 94, Celtics 114
208
Mavs-ClippersMavs 97, Clippers 109
206
Pacers-BucksPacers 94, Bucks 109
203
Pelicans-ThunderPelicans 92, Thunder 94
186
Thunder won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Pelicans-ThunderPelicans 92, Thunder 94
+2 Thunder
Mavs-ClippersMavs 97, Clippers 109
+12 Clippers
Pacers-BucksPacers 94, Bucks 109
+15 Bucks
Heat-CelticsHeat 94, Celtics 114
+20 Celtics
Middleton shot 9-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MiddletonBucks · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
SiakamPacers · 36 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
60% (15-25)
Derrick WhiteCeltics · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
ZubacClippers · 20 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
59% (10-17)
KyrieMavs · 31 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
56% (10-18)
Final · Pelicans-Thunder
Pelicans 92Thunder 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans1726252492
Thunder1726312094
The story
Chet Holmgren had 15 points and 11 rebounds as Oklahoma City beat New Orleans 94-92

Trey Murphy III led New Orleans with 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 11 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST · 6-14 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the third 31-25, their biggest quarter edge.

Thunder lead by quarter
200 00+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Bucks
Pacers 94Bucks 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2121292394
Bucks30391426109
The story
Milwaukee beat Indiana 109-94 behind 35 points from Damian Lillard

Myles Turner paced Indiana: 17 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 35 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 11-24 FG, 6-11 3PT

The swing

A 39-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

Bucks lead by quarter
300 +9+27+12+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Celtics
Heat 94Celtics 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2124143594
Celtics26343123114
The story
Jayson Tatum's a 23-10-10 triple-double carried Boston past Miami, 114-94

For Miami, Bam Adebayo had 24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST · 7-18 FG, 1-8 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 31-14, was where the Celtics built it.

Celtics lead by quarter
400 +5+15+32+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.3points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.7Reg. season avg36Today

36 points today in 40 minutes, against 21.7 a game in the regular season (80 games).

Stepped-up role
+16.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Reg. season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 20.0 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 5 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists.

Cooling off
−11.1points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.1Reg. season avg9Today

9 points today in 38 minutes, against 20.1 a game in the regular season (69 games).

Top performances

Pascal Siakam leads the day with 36

Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 15, 26, 21, 18, 16, 19, 28, 36Pacers-Bucks · L
36.0 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 11, 27, 20, 36, 23, 12, 29, 16, 35Bucks-Pacers · W
35.0 PPG playoffs to date
35 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 26, 47, 30, 25, 37, 39, 29, 33Mavs-Clippers · L
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 24, 27, 26, 26, 48, 18, 25, 31Mavs-Clippers · L
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 11, 6, 6, 20, 13, 22, 4, 28Clippers-Mavs · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 31, 23, 12, 24, 19, 40, 26, 23, 15, 28Thunder-Pelicans · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST