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Monday, April 29, 2024Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Nuggets trailed Lakers by 3 at halftime and won 108–106.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Celtics102
Heat88
Q1 Celtics +10; Q2 Celtics +17; Q3 Celtics +22; Q4 Celtics +14
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Thunder97
Pelicans89
Q1 Thunder 0; Q2 Thunder +1; Q3 Thunder -1; Q4 Thunder +8
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Lakers106
Nuggets108
Q1 Nuggets +4; Q2 Nuggets -3; Q3 Nuggets +2; Q4 Nuggets +2
On this day · 2022–23Apr 29, 2023: 1 game. Top scorer: Jamal Murray (Nuggets-Suns), 34 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Lakers-Nuggets

Jamal Murray scores 32, Denver holds off Lakers

LeBron James goes for 30 points

Game flow · Nuggets margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-3+2+2Nuggets AHEAD ↑Lakers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers24292627106
Nuggets28223127108
Who led
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 20, 35, 21, 22, 20, 22, 22, 32Nuggets32 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 20, 12, 18, 14, 12, 19, 22, 20, 27, 26Nuggets26 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 33, 37, 28, 23, 27, 26, 26, 30, 30Lakers30 PTS · 9 REB · 11 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 13, 20, 16, 13, 9, 22, 21, 19Lakers19 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Thunder-Pelicans · R1 · G4

Thunder finishes off New Orleans, wins the series 4–0

97–89 in Game 4 of the first round. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Thunder with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Thunder-Pelicans
G1 · @ ThunderThunder94–92G2 · @ ThunderThunder124–92G3 · @ PelicansThunder106–85G4 · @ PelicansThunder97–89
Lead changes
Thunder-Pelicans19
Lakers-Nuggets16
Celtics-Heat2
Shot of the night

Murray's jumper with 4 seconds left breaks the tie, 108-106 final

The night in charts
Lakers-Nuggets combined for 214, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 106, Nuggets 108
214
Celtics-HeatCeltics 102, Heat 88
190
Thunder-PelicansThunder 97, Pelicans 89
186
Nuggets won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 106, Nuggets 108
+2 Nuggets
Thunder-PelicansThunder 97, Pelicans 89
+8 Thunder
Celtics-HeatCeltics 102, Heat 88
+14 Celtics
Nuggets rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-NuggetsNuggets won · Lakers 106, Nuggets 108
3 pts
Thunder-PelicansThunder won · Thunder 97, Pelicans 89
1 pt
AD shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ADLakers · 17 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
MPJNuggets · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Derrick WhiteCeltics · 38 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
58% (15-26)
JokicNuggets · 25 PTS, 20 REB, 9 AST
57% (12-21)
CJPelicans · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
56% (9-16)
Final · Lakers-Nuggets
Lakers 106Nuggets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers24292627106
Nuggets28223127108
The story
Nikola Jokic had 25 points and 20 rebounds as Denver beat Los Angeles 108-106

Anthony Davis led Los Angeles with 17 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 20 REB, 9 AST · 12-21 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Nuggets took the third 31-26.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 +4−3+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Pelicans
Thunder 97Pelicans 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2123262797
Pelicans2122281889
The story
Oklahoma City beat New Orleans 97-89 behind 24 points from Jalen Williams

Jonas Valanciunas paced New Orleans: 19 PTS, 13 REB 24 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 9-17 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 27-18 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Thunder.

Thunder lead by quarter
200 0+1−1+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Heat
Celtics 102Heat 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics34192821102
Heat2412232988
The story
Jayson Tatum's 20 points and 11 rebounds carried Boston past Miami, 102-88

For Miami, Caleb Martin had 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 5-14 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 34-24, was where the Celtics built it.

Celtics lead by quarter
300 +10+17+22+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.7Reg. season avg24.3Last 3 playoff games

24.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.7 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 26 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Reg. season avg9.0Last 3 playoff games

9.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.0 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.5Reg. season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 31.5 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 7 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Derrick White leads the day with 38

Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 8, 15, 9, 2, 20, 13, 16, 38Celtics-Heat · W
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +21.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 20, 35, 21, 22, 20, 22, 22, 32Nuggets-Lakers · W
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · +10.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 33, 37, 28, 23, 27, 26, 26, 30, 30Lakers-Nuggets · L
27.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 11 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 20, 12, 18, 14, 12, 19, 22, 20, 27, 26Nuggets-Lakers · W
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 41, 22, 15, 32, 27, 24, 33, 25Nuggets-Lakers · W
28.2 PPG playoffs to date · −4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 20 REB · 9 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 19, 17, 10, 13, 24, 21, 20, 25Heat-Celtics · L
22.5 PPG playoffs to date · +3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST