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Monday, May 6, 2024Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed IND by 6 at halftime and won 121–117.

Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Pacers117
Knicks121
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK -6; Q3 NYK -5; Q4 NYK +4
Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Wolves106
Nuggets80
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN +26; Q3 MIN +22; Q4 MIN +26
On this day · 2022–23May 6, 2023: 2 games. Top scorer: Jimmy Butler (Heat-Knicks), 28 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · Pacers-Knicks

Jalen Brunson scores 43 as New York beats Indiana

Josh Hart goes for 24 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-6-5+4NYK AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers24313230117
Knicks27223339121
Who led
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 39, 30, 40, 22, 24, 39, 47, 40, 41, 43NYK43 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Donte DiVincenzoPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 25, 8, 19, 5, 8, 9, 23, 25NYK25 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Myles TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 31, 17, 22, 29, 29, 13, 5, 23IND23 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 28, 36, 37, 17, 13, 12, 19, 19IND19 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Wolves-Nuggets · R2 · G2

Minnesota never trails at a break against Denver

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 106–80. Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 27 points, 12 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Wolves-Nuggets
G1 · @ DENMIN106–99G2 · @ DENMIN106–80
Lead changes
Pacers-Knicks8
Wolves-Nuggets1
The night in charts
Pacers-Knicks combined for 238, 52 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-KnicksPacers 117, Knicks 121
238
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 106, Nuggets 80
186
NYK won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Pacers-KnicksPacers 117, Knicks 121
+4 NYK
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 106, Nuggets 80
+26 MIN
Hart shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HartNYK · 24 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST, 3 STL
69% (9-13)
KATMIN · 27 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
AntMIN · 27 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
DiVincenzoNYK · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
59% (10-17)
Aaron GordonDEN · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
Final · Pacers-Knicks
Pacers 117Knicks 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers24313230117
Knicks27223339121
The story
Donte DiVincenzo had 25 points as New York beat Indiana 121-117

Pascal Siakam led Indiana with 19 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 25 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST · 10-17 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Knicks took the fourth 39-30.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +3−6−5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Nuggets
Wolves 106Nuggets 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves28332124106
Nuggets2015252080
The story
Karl-Anthony Towns' 27 points and 12 rebounds carried Minnesota past Denver, 106-80

For Denver, Nikola Jokic had 16 PTS, 16 REB, 8 AST 27 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 10-15 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 33-15, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
300 +8+26+22+26 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
28.7Reg. season avg41.3Last 3 playoff games

41.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.7 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 43 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Reg. season avg11.3Last 3 playoff games

11.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.9 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 1 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.1Reg. season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 29.1 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 25 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jalen Brunson leads the day with 43

Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 39, 30, 40, 22, 24, 39, 47, 40, 41, 43Knicks-Pacers · W
36.6 PPG playoffs to date · +7.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: De'Aaron Fox SAC, Apr 12, 2021: 43 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
43 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 11, 10, 19, 12, 18, 28, 20, 27Wolves-Nuggets · W
20.7 PPG playoffs to date · +7.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 51, 25, 14, 13, 33, 15, 36, 40, 43, 27Wolves-Nuggets · W
32.3 PPG playoffs to date · −6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Donte DiVincenzoPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 25, 8, 19, 5, 8, 9, 23, 25Knicks-Pacers · W
13.9 PPG playoffs to date · +13.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Josh HartPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 12, 22, 21, 20, 4, 18, 16, 24Knicks-Pacers · W
17.9 PPG playoffs to date · +7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Myles TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 31, 17, 22, 29, 29, 13, 5, 23Pacers-Knicks · L
19.7 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST