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Tuesday, April 30, 2024Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed IND by 8 after the first quarter and won 115–92.

Final · OT · R1 · G5 · Box score
Sixers112
Knicks106
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI -6; Q3 PHI -1; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +6
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Magic103
Cavs104
Q1 CLE +10; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE +5; Q4 CLE +1
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Pacers92
Bucks115
Q1 MIL -8; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 MIL +20; Q4 MIL +23
On this day · 2022–23Apr 30, 2023: 2 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Kings), 50 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Pacers-Bucks

Milwaukee avoids elimination, forces Game 6

Tyrese Maxey goes for 46 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+5+20+23MIL AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers3117192592
Bucks23303428115
Who led
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 5, 12, 18, 17, 23, 15, 42, 25, 29MIL29 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Bobby PortisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 30, 4, 17, 15, 14, 17, 4, 29MIL29 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 30, 19, 12, 9, 12, 18, 24, 16IND16 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Myles TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 16, 17, 31, 17, 22, 29, 29, 13IND13 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Cavs17
Sixers-Knicks16
Pacers-Bucks4
The night in charts
Sixers-Knicks combined for 218, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-KnicksSixers 112, Knicks 106 · OT
218
Pacers-BucksPacers 92, Bucks 115
207
Magic-CavsMagic 103, Cavs 104
207
CLE won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Magic-CavsMagic 103, Cavs 104
+1 CLE
Sixers-KnicksSixers 112, Knicks 106 · OT
+6 PHI
Pacers-BucksPacers 92, Bucks 115
+23 MIL
MIL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-BucksMIL won · Pacers 92, Bucks 115
8 pts
Sixers-KnicksPHI won · Sixers 112, Knicks 106 · OT
6 pts
Beasley shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BeasleyMIL · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL
64% (7-11)
MobleyCLE · 14 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Tobias HarrisPHI · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
PortisMIL · 29 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
58% (14-24)
PaoloORL · 39 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST
58% (14-24)
Final · Magic-Cavs
Magic 103Cavs 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic23242333103
Cavs33152729104
The story
Donovan Mitchell's 28 points carried Cleveland past Orlando, 104-103

For Orlando, Wendell Carter Jr. had 11 REB, 7 PTS, 2 AST 28 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 9-23 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-23, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +10+1+5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paolo Banchero was the fantasy play: 51.6 FPTS on 39 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST

Final · Sixers-Knicks
Sixers 112Knicks 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers2617262815112
Knicks173221279106
The story
Joel Embiid had a 19-16-10 triple-double as Philadelphia beat New York 112-106 in OT

Jalen Brunson led New York with 40 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 16 REB, 10 AST, 4 BLK · 7-19 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The 76ers won the first 26-17, their biggest quarter edge.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +9−6−10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pacers-Bucks
Pacers 92Bucks 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers3117192592
Bucks23303428115
The story
Milwaukee beat Indiana 115-92 behind 29 points and 12 rebounds from Khris Middleton

Obi Toppin paced Indiana: 12 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST · 9-20 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 34-19 third quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
300 −8+5+20+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+16.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.1Reg. season avg32.0Last 3 playoff games

32.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.1 in the regular season (55 games). Today: 29 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.4Reg. season avg14.0Last 3 playoff games

14.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.4 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.4Reg. season avg53Today

53 minutes today, against 33.4 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 18 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Sixers-Knicks · R1 · G5

Philadelphia gets one back against New York

Game 5: 112–106. New York leads the first round series 3–2. Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia with 46 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · Sixers-Knicks
G1 · @ NYKNYK111–104G2 · @ NYKNYK104–101G3 · @ PHIPHI125–114G4 · @ PHINYK97–92G5 · @ NYKPHI112–106
Top performances

Tyrese Maxey leads the day with 46

Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 52, 28, 26, 19, 33, 35, 25, 23, 46Sixers-Knicks · W
32.4 PPG playoffs to date · +17.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Nov 24, 2006: 46 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
46 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 43, 45, 39, 30, 40, 22, 24, 39, 47, 40Knicks-Sixers · L
34.4 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Stephen Curry GSW, Jan 6, 2017: 40 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
40 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 20, 22, 26, 24, 21, 31, 9, 39Magic-Cavs · L
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · +17.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 5, 12, 18, 17, 23, 15, 42, 25, 29Bucks-Pacers · W
26.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Bobby PortisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 30, 4, 17, 15, 14, 17, 4, 29Bucks-Pacers · W
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · +16.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 10, 29, 33, 30, 23, 13, 18, 28Cavs-Magic · W
22.4 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST