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Thursday, April 25, 2024Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed LAL by 10 after the first quarter and won 112–105.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Cavs83
Magic121
Q1 ORL +10; Q2 ORL +16; Q3 ORL +35; Q4 ORL +38
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Knicks114
Sixers125
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI +13; Q4 PHI +11
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Nuggets112
Lakers105
Q1 DEN -10; Q2 DEN -4; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +7
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Nuggets-Lakers

Denver rallies from 10 down to win Game 3

Joel Embiid goes for 50 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-4+8+7DEN AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets23263429112
Lakers33202230105
Who led
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 23, 18, 5, 13, 15, 12, 14, 29DEN29 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 42, 36, 19, 28, 41, 22, 15, 32, 27, 24DEN24 PTS · 15 REB · 9 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 35, 22, 4, 36, 30, 20, 32, 32, 33LAL33 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 24, 33, 37, 28, 23, 27, 26, 26LAL26 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Knicks-Sixers · R1 · G3

Philadelphia stays alive against New York

A 125–114 win in Game 3 cuts the first round deficit to 2–1. Joel Embiid led Philadelphia with 50 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Knicks-Sixers
G1 · @ NYKNYK111–104G2 · @ NYKNYK104–101G3 · @ PHIPHI125–114
Lead changes
Knicks-Sixers8
Nuggets-Lakers5
Cavs-Magic3
The night in charts
Knicks-Sixers combined for 239, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-SixersKnicks 114, Sixers 125
239
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 112, Lakers 105
217
Cavs-MagicCavs 83, Magic 121
204
DEN won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 112, Lakers 105
+7 DEN
Knicks-SixersKnicks 114, Sixers 125
+11 PHI
Cavs-MagicCavs 83, Magic 121
+38 ORL
DEN erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-LakersDEN won · Nuggets 112, Lakers 105
10 pts
Knicks-SixersPHI won · Knicks 114, Sixers 125
3 pts
Suggs shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SuggsORL · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
JokicDEN · 24 PTS, 15 REB, 9 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
EmbiidPHI · 50 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
68% (13-19)
Aaron GordonDEN · 29 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
OGNYK · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Nuggets-Lakers
Nuggets 112Lakers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets23263429112
Lakers33202230105
The story
Aaron Gordon's 29 points and 15 rebounds carried Denver past Los Angeles, 112-105

For Los Angeles, LeBron James had 26 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB 29 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST · 12-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 34-22.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −10−4+8+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anthony Davis was the fantasy play: 56.5 FPTS on 33 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST

Final · Knicks-Sixers
Knicks 114Sixers 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks29292729114
Sixers27284327125
The story
Jalen Brunson had 39 points and 13 assists in a 125-114 loss to Philadelphia

Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia with 25 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 39 PTS, 13 AST, 2 REB · 13-27 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the 76ers took the third 43-27.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −2−3+13+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Magic
Cavs 83Magic 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2124162283
Magic31303525121
The story
Orlando beat Cleveland 121-83 behind 31 points and 14 rebounds from Paolo Banchero

Donovan Mitchell paced Cleveland: 13 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 31 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST · 13-26 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

A 35-16 third quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
400 +10+16+35+38 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.4Reg. season avg21.0Last 3 playoff games

21.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.4 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 20 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.7Reg. season avg10.0Last 3 playoff games

10.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.7 in the regular season (84 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
35.4Reg. season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 35.4 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 39 points, 2 rebounds, 13 assists.

Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 50

Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 29, 30, 37, 32, 23, 29, 34, 50Sixers-Knicks · W
37.7 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it, modern era: Clifford Robinson PHX, Jan 16, 2000: 50 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
50 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 35, 43, 45, 39, 30, 40, 22, 24, 39Knicks-Sixers · L
28.3 PPG playoffs to date
39 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 35, 22, 4, 36, 30, 20, 32, 32, 33Lakers-Nuggets · L
32.3 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 32, 32, 24, 21, 20, 22, 26, 24, 21, 31Magic-Cavs · W
25.3 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 23, 18, 5, 13, 15, 12, 14, 29Nuggets-Lakers · W
18.3 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 24, 33, 37, 28, 23, 27, 26, 26Lakers-Nuggets · L
26.3 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST