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Tuesday, May 14, 2024Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Pacers91
Knicks121
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK +15; Q3 NYK +21; Q4 NYK +30
Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Wolves97
Nuggets112
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN +14; Q4 DEN +15
On this day · 2022–23May 14, 2023: 1 game. Top scorer: Jayson Tatum (Celtics-Sixers), 51 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · Wolves-Nuggets

Nikola Jokic scores 40 as Denver beats Minnesota

Jalen Brunson goes for 44 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+6+14+15DEN AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2618302397
Nuggets28223824112
Who led
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 27, 24, 33, 25, 32, 16, 24, 35, 40DEN40 PTS · 7 REB · 13 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 29, 7, 7, 9, 20, 13, 27, 18DEN18 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 12, 18, 28, 20, 27, 14, 13, 23MIN23 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Rudy GobertPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 14, 18, 19, 9, 6, 6, 11, 18MIN18 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Pacers-Knicks · R2 · G5

New York keeps Indiana at arm's length

The Pacers never led at a quarter break. New York won by 30. Jalen Brunson led New York with 44 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · Pacers-Knicks
G1 · @ NYKNYK121–117G2 · @ NYKNYK130–121G3 · @ INDIND111–106G4 · @ INDIND121–89G5 · @ NYKNYK121–91
Lead changes
Wolves-Nuggets8
The night in charts
Pacers-Knicks combined for 212, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-KnicksPacers 91, Knicks 121
212
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 97, Nuggets 112
209
DEN won the closest game by 15
Closest finishes
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 97, Nuggets 112
+15 DEN
Pacers-KnicksPacers 91, Knicks 121
+30 NYK
Jokic shot 15-of-22 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JokicDEN · 40 PTS, 13 AST, 7 REB, 2 STL
68% (15-22)
BurksNYK · 18 PTS, 5 REB
55% (6-11)
KATMIN · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
53% (10-19)
BrunsonNYK · 44 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB
51% (18-35)
Aaron GordonDEN · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
50% (7-14)
Final · Wolves-Nuggets
Wolves 97Nuggets 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2618302397
Nuggets28223824112
The story
Aaron Gordon had 18 points and 10 rebounds as Denver beat Minnesota 112-97

Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 23 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 7-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the third 38-30, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +2+6+14+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Knicks
Pacers 91Knicks 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers3222211691
Knicks38312725121
The story
Josh Hart's 18 points and 11 rebounds carried New York past Indiana, 121-91

For Indiana, Pascal Siakam had 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 7-16 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 31-22, was where the Knicks built it.

NYK lead by quarter
300 +6+15+21+30 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.4Reg. season avg17.3Last 3 playoff games

17.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.4 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 18 points in 23 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Reg. season avg8.0Last 3 playoff games

8.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.1 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 6 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.5Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 19.5 a game in the regular season (68 games). Line: 17 points, 1 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Jalen Brunson leads the day with 44

Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 39, 47, 40, 41, 43, 29, 26, 18, 44Knicks-Pacers · W
33.9 PPG playoffs to date · +11.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, Mar 23, 2015: 44 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
44 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 27, 24, 33, 25, 32, 16, 24, 35, 40Nuggets-Wolves · W
28.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Chris Paul LAC, Feb 26, 2016: 40 PTS · 8 REB · 13 AST
40 PTS · 7 REB · 13 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 12, 18, 28, 20, 27, 14, 13, 23Wolves-Nuggets · L
19.3 PPG playoffs to date · +4.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 37, 17, 13, 12, 19, 19, 14, 26, 14, 22Pacers-Knicks · L
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 29, 7, 7, 9, 20, 13, 27, 18Nuggets-Wolves · W
15.6 PPG playoffs to date · +2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Josh HartPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 4, 18, 16, 24, 19, 10, 2, 18Knicks-Pacers · W
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST