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Saturday, April 27, 2024Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed CLE by 9 at halftime and won 112–89.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Cavs89
Magic112
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL -9; Q3 ORL +18; Q4 ORL +23
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Thunder106
Pelicans85
Q1 OKC +4; Q2 OKC +14; Q3 OKC +16; Q4 OKC +21
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Celtics104
Heat84
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +24; Q3 BOS +26; Q4 BOS +20
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Nuggets108
Lakers119
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +13; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +11
On this day · 2022–23Apr 27, 2023: 1 game. Top scorer: Jaylen Brown (Celtics-Hawks), 32 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Cavs-Magic

Franz Wagner scores 34, Orlando rallies past Cleveland

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-9+18+23ORL AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2337101989
Magic22293724112
Who led
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 22, 16, 24, 25, 18, 18, 16, 34ORL34 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Jonathan IsaacPoints, last 10 games: 8, 0, 10, 0, 5, 10, 10, 3, 8, 14ORL14 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jarrett AllenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 17, 16, 29, 14, 16, 16, 15, 21CLE21 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 24, 10, 29, 33, 30, 23, 13, 18CLE18 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Lakers · R1 · G4

Lakers never trails at a break against Denver

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 119–108. LeBron James led Lakers with 30 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Nuggets-Lakers
G1 · @ DENDEN114–103G2 · @ DENDEN101–99G3 · @ LALDEN112–105G4 · @ LALLAL119–108
Lead changes
Cavs-Magic5
Thunder-Pelicans1
Celtics-Heat0
Nuggets-Lakers0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Lakers combined for 227, 26 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 108, Lakers 119
227
Cavs-MagicCavs 89, Magic 112
201
Thunder-PelicansThunder 106, Pelicans 85
191
Celtics-HeatCeltics 104, Heat 84
188
LAL won the closest game by 11
Closest finishes
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 108, Lakers 119
+11 LAL
Celtics-HeatCeltics 104, Heat 84
+20 BOS
Thunder-PelicansThunder 106, Pelicans 85
+21 OKC
Cavs-MagicCavs 89, Magic 112
+23 ORL
Wagner shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WagnerORL · 34 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
76% (13-17)
Jarrett AllenCLE · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
ADLAL · 25 PTS, 23 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
GiddeyOKC · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
LeBronLAL · 30 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
61% (14-23)
Final · Nuggets-Lakers
Nuggets 108Lakers 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets23253228108
Lakers28333028119
The story
Anthony Davis had 25 points and 23 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Denver 119-108

Michael Porter Jr. led Denver with 27 PTS, 11 REB 25 PTS, 23 REB, 6 AST · 11-17 FG

The swing

The Lakers won the second 33-25, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +5+13+11+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Pelicans
Thunder 106Pelicans 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder23372521106
Pelicans1927231685
The story
Oklahoma City beat New Orleans 106-85 behind 24 points and 8 assists from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

CJ McCollum paced New Orleans: 16 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 24 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL · 8-20 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 37-27 second quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
300 +4+14+16+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Magic
Cavs 89Magic 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2337101989
Magic22293724112
The story
Jonathan Isaac's 14 points carried Orlando past Cleveland, 112-89

For Cleveland, Jarrett Allen had 21 PTS, 9 REB 14 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 5-7 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The Magic trailed by 9 going into the third, then won it 37-10.

ORL lead by quarter
300 −1−9+18+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.7Reg. season avg23.0Last 3 playoff games

23.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.7 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 27 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Reg. season avg5.7Last 3 playoff games

5.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.3 in the regular season (61 games). Today: 4 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.5Reg. season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 19.5 a game in the regular season (46 games). Line: 15 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Franz Wagner leads the day with 34

Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 22, 16, 24, 25, 18, 18, 16, 34Magic-Cavs · W
21.5 PPG playoffs to date · +16.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 36, 19, 28, 41, 22, 15, 32, 27, 24, 33Nuggets-Lakers · L
29.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Grant Hill DET, Jan 18, 1997: 34 PTS · 15 REB · 14 AST
33 PTS · 14 REB · 14 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 33, 37, 28, 23, 27, 26, 26, 30Lakers-Nuggets · W
27.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 14, 20, 12, 18, 14, 12, 19, 22, 20, 27Nuggets-Lakers · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 35, 22, 4, 36, 30, 20, 32, 32, 33, 25Lakers-Nuggets · W
30.5 PPG playoffs to date · −7.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 23 REB · 6 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 19, 40, 26, 23, 15, 28, 33, 24Thunder-Pelicans · W
28.3 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST