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Sunday, April 28, 2024Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed PHI by 10 after the first quarter and won 97–92.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Knicks97
Sixers92
Q1 NYK -10; Q2 NYK -2; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 NYK +5
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Clippers116
Mavs111
Q1 LAC +23; Q2 LAC +17; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +5
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Bucks113
Pacers126
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND +13; Q4 IND +13
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Wolves122
Suns116
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN -5; Q3 MIN -2; Q4 MIN +6
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Knicks-Sixers

Jalen Brunson scores 47 as New York beats Philadelphia

Devin Booker goes for 49 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-2+1+5NYK AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1730302097
Sixers2722271692
Who led
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 43, 45, 39, 30, 40, 22, 24, 39, 47NYK47 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
OG AnunobyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 4, 24, 12, 15, 11, 11, 10, 17, 16NYK16 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 30, 37, 32, 23, 29, 34, 50, 27PHI27 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 37, 7, 52, 28, 26, 19, 33, 35, 25, 23PHI23 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Wolves-Suns · R1 · G4

Minnesota closes out Phoenix in four

Minnesota won Game 4, 122–116, to take the first round series 4–0. Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 40 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Wolves-Suns
G1 · @ MINMIN120–95G2 · @ MINMIN105–93G3 · @ PHXMIN126–109G4 · @ PHXMIN122–116
Lead changes
Wolves-Suns23
Knicks-Sixers11
Bucks-Pacers10
Clippers-Mavs3
The night in charts
Bucks-Pacers combined for 239, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-PacersBucks 113, Pacers 126
239
Wolves-SunsWolves 122, Suns 116
238
Clippers-MavsClippers 116, Mavs 111
227
Knicks-SixersKnicks 97, Sixers 92
189
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-MavsClippers 116, Mavs 111
+5 LAC
Knicks-SixersKnicks 97, Sixers 92
+5 NYK
Wolves-SunsWolves 122, Suns 116
+6 MIN
Bucks-PacersBucks 113, Pacers 126
+13 IND
NYK erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-SixersNYK won · Knicks 97, Sixers 92
10 pts
Wolves-SunsMIN won · Wolves 122, Suns 116
5 pts
KD shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KDPHX · 33 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK
71% (12-17)
HardenLAC · 33 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
Brook LopezMIL · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (12-18)
BeasleyMIL · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
KATMIN · 28 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST
65% (11-17)
Final · Knicks-Sixers
Knicks 97Sixers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1730302097
Sixers2722271692
The story
OG Anunoby had 16 points and 14 rebounds as New York beat Philadelphia 97-92

Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia with 23 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 16 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK · 8-16 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Knicks took the second 30-22.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −10−2+1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Mavs
Clippers 116Mavs 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers39271634116
Mavs16332933111
The story
Paul George's 33 points and 8 assists carried LA past Dallas, 116-111

For Dallas, Luka Doncic had 29 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST 33 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 4 STL · 11-19 FG, 7-10 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 39-16, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
300 +23+17+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Suns
Wolves 122Suns 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves25313432122
Suns26353124116
The story
Minnesota beat Phoenix 122-116 behind 40 points from Anthony Edwards

Kevin Durant paced Phoenix: 33 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 40 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST · 13-23 FG, 7-13 3PT

The swing

A 32-24 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −1−5−2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.1Reg. season avg27.3Last 3 playoff games

27.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.1 in the regular season (55 games). Today: 25 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Reg. season avg8.3Last 3 playoff games

8.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.9 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
10.2Reg. season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 10.2 a game in the regular season (56 games). Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 49

Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 12, 37, 21, 23, 18, 20, 23, 49Suns-Wolves · L
27.5 PPG playoffs to date · +28.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Apr 12, 1997: 50 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
49 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 43, 45, 39, 30, 40, 22, 24, 39, 47Knicks-Sixers · W
33.0 PPG playoffs to date · +18.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Nov 24, 2006: 46 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
47 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 51, 25, 14, 13, 33, 15, 36, 40Wolves-Suns · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date · +12.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Nick Anderson ORL, Apr 30, 1999: 40 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
40 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 26, 48, 18, 25, 31, 23, 21, 40Mavs-Clippers · L
28.8 PPG playoffs to date · +15.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Anthony Peeler VAN, Feb 4, 1997: 40 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
40 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 21, 24, 28, 15, 31, 18, 25, 33Suns-Wolves · L
26.8 PPG playoffs to date · +8.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 14, 39, 23, 10, 22, 22, 7, 33Clippers-Mavs · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date · +16.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST