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Friday, May 10, 2024Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed NYK by 5 after three quarters and won 111–106.

Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Knicks106
Pacers111
Q1 IND +9; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND -5; Q4 IND +5
Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Nuggets117
Wolves90
Q1 DEN +8; Q2 DEN +15; Q3 DEN +27; Q4 DEN +27
On this day · 2022–23May 10, 2023: 2 games. Top scorer: Jalen Brunson (Knicks-Heat), 38 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · Knicks-Pacers

Tyrese Haliburton hits six threes, Indiana tops New York

Nikola Jokic goes for 24 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+5-5+5IND AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks20383216106
Pacers29342226111
Who led
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 12, 18, 24, 16, 17, 6, 34, 35IND35 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 28, 36, 37, 17, 13, 12, 19, 19, 14, 26IND26 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Donte DiVincenzoPoints, last 10 games: 25, 8, 19, 5, 8, 9, 23, 25, 28, 35NYK35 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 40, 22, 24, 39, 47, 40, 41, 43, 29, 26NYK26 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Wolves · R2 · G3

Denver leads Minnesota wire to wire

Denver was ahead at every break and won 117–90. Best quarter: the third, 37–25. Nikola Jokic led Denver with 24 points, 14 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · Nuggets-Wolves
G1 · @ DENMIN106–99G2 · @ DENMIN106–80G3 · @ MINDEN117–90
Lead changes
Knicks-Pacers9
Nuggets-Wolves4
Shot of the night

Nembhard's jumper with 17 seconds left breaks the tie, 111-106 final

The night in charts
Knicks-Pacers combined for 217, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-PacersKnicks 106, Pacers 111
217
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 117, Wolves 90
207
IND won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Knicks-PacersKnicks 106, Pacers 111
+5 IND
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 117, Wolves 90
+27 DEN
Siakam shot 9-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SiakamIND · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
MPJDEN · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
JokicDEN · 24 PTS, 14 REB, 9 AST, 3 STL
56% (10-18)
HaliburtonIND · 35 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
54% (14-26)
TurnerIND · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
54% (7-13)
Final · Knicks-Pacers
Knicks 106Pacers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks20383216106
Pacers29342226111
The story
Myles Turner had 21 points and 10 rebounds as Indiana beat New York 111-106

Josh Hart led New York with 18 REB, 10 PTS, 4 AST 21 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 7-13 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Pacers took the fourth 26-16.

IND lead by quarter
200 +9+5−5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Wolves
Nuggets 117Wolves 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets28283724117
Wolves2021252490
The story
Jamal Murray's 24 points carried Denver past Minnesota, 117-90

For Minnesota, Anthony Edwards had 19 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 11-21 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 37-25, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
300 +8+15+27+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.5Reg. season avg29.3Last 3 playoff games

29.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.5 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 35 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Reg. season avg10.7Last 3 playoff games

10.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.1 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 6 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.3Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 25.3 a game in the regular season (75 games). Line: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Tyrese Haliburton leads the day with 35

Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 12, 18, 24, 16, 17, 6, 34, 35Pacers-Knicks · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +18.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Donte DiVincenzoPoints, last 10 games: 25, 8, 19, 5, 8, 9, 23, 25, 28, 35Knicks-Pacers · L
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +19.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 28, 36, 37, 17, 13, 12, 19, 19, 14, 26Pacers-Knicks · W
21.4 PPG playoffs to date · +5.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 40, 22, 24, 39, 47, 40, 41, 43, 29, 26Knicks-Pacers · L
34.6 PPG playoffs to date · −9.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 32, 27, 24, 33, 25, 32, 16, 24Nuggets-Wolves · W
26.6 PPG playoffs to date · −3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 14 REB · 9 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 35, 21, 22, 20, 22, 22, 32, 17, 8, 24Nuggets-Wolves · W
20.9 PPG playoffs to date · +3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST