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Tuesday, April 23, 2024Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 1 points, by MIN (vs PHX) and DAL (vs LAC).

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Suns93
Wolves105
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN -1; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +12
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Pacers125
Bucks108
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +17
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Mavs96
Clippers93
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL -1; Q4 DAL +3
On this day · 2022–23Apr 23, 2023: 4 games. Top scorer: Nikola Jokic (Nuggets-Wolves), 43 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Mavs-Clippers

Luka Doncic scores 32 as Dallas wins in LA

Pascal Siakam goes for 37 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+4-1+3DAL AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2322203196
Clippers1922252793
Who led
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 47, 30, 25, 37, 39, 29, 33, 32DAL32 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 27, 26, 26, 48, 18, 25, 31, 23DAL23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 6, 6, 20, 13, 22, 4, 28, 22LAC22 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 12, 41, 18, 28, 14, 39, 23, 10, 22, 22LAC22 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Suns-Wolves · R1 · G2

Minnesota wins Game 2 over Phoenix, 105–93

First round series: Minnesota 2, Phoenix 0. Jaden McDaniels led Minnesota with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Suns-Wolves
G1 · @ MINMIN120–95G2 · @ MINMIN105–93
Lead changes
Mavs-Clippers10
Pacers-Bucks7
Suns-Wolves4
The night in charts
Pacers-Bucks combined for 233, 35 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-BucksPacers 125, Bucks 108
233
Suns-WolvesSuns 93, Wolves 105
198
Mavs-ClippersMavs 96, Clippers 93
189
DAL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Mavs-ClippersMavs 96, Clippers 93
+3 DAL
Suns-WolvesSuns 93, Wolves 105
+12 MIN
Pacers-BucksPacers 125, Bucks 108
+17 IND
MIN rallied from 1 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-WolvesMIN won · Suns 93, Wolves 105
1 pt
Mavs-ClippersDAL won · Mavs 96, Clippers 93
1 pt
Nembhard shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NembhardIND · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
73% (8-11)
SiakamIND · 37 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST
70% (16-23)
Brook LopezMIL · 22 PTS, 3 AST, 2 BLK, 1 REB
62% (8-13)
TurnerIND · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK
60% (9-15)
McDanielsMIN · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
59% (10-17)
Final · Mavs-Clippers
Mavs 96Clippers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2322203196
Clippers1922252793
The story
Kyrie Irving had 23 points as Dallas beat LA 96-93

Kawhi Leonard led LA with 15 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 8-18 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 23-19, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +4+4−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Wolves
Suns 93Wolves 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2130202293
Wolves24262827105
The story
Minnesota beat Phoenix 105-93 behind 25 points from Jaden McDaniels

Kevin Durant paced Phoenix: 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 10-17 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 28-20 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +3−1+7+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anthony Edwards topped the game at 43.0 FPTS: 15 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB

Final · Pacers-Bucks
Pacers 125Bucks 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers30303233125
Bucks26292825108
The story
Myles Turner's 22 points carried Indiana past Milwaukee, 125-108

For Milwaukee, Brook Lopez had 22 PTS, 3 AST 22 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK · 9-15 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 33-25, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 +4+5+9+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.8points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.7Reg. season avg36.5Last 2 playoff games

36.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 21.7 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 37 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Reg. season avg11.0Last 2 playoff games

11.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 26.9 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Reg. season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 20.0 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 5 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Pascal Siakam leads the day with 37

Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 26, 21, 18, 16, 19, 28, 36, 37Pacers-Bucks · W
36.5 PPG playoffs to date
37 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 11, 27, 20, 36, 23, 12, 29, 16, 35, 34Bucks-Pacers · L
34.5 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 47, 30, 25, 37, 39, 29, 33, 32Mavs-Clippers · W
32.5 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Jaden McDanielsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 6, 11, 9, 9, 11, 6, 9, 25Wolves-Suns · W
17.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 27, 26, 26, 48, 18, 25, 31, 23Mavs-Clippers · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 6, 6, 20, 13, 22, 4, 28, 22Clippers-Mavs · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST