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Sunday, May 19, 2024Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed DEN by 15 at halftime and won 98–90.

Final · R2 · G7 · Box score
Pacers130
Knicks109
Q1 IND +12; Q2 IND +15; Q3 IND +17; Q4 IND +21
Final · R2 · G7 · Box score
Wolves98
Nuggets90
Q1 MIN -5; Q2 MIN -15; Q3 MIN -1; Q4 MIN +8
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 7 · Wolves-Nuggets

Minnesota finishes off Denver, wins the series 4–3

Nikola Jokic goes for 34 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-15-1+8MIN AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1919283298
Nuggets2429142390
Who led
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 28, 20, 27, 14, 13, 23, 10, 23MIN23 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Jaden McDanielsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 5, 18, 0, 5, 10, 11, 9, 21, 23MIN23 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 32, 17, 8, 24, 19, 16, 10, 35DEN35 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 33, 25, 32, 16, 24, 35, 40, 22, 34DEN34 PTS · 19 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Pacers-Knicks · R2 · G7

Indiana leads New York wire to wire

Indiana was ahead at every break and won 130–109. Best quarter: the first, 39–27. Tyrese Haliburton led Indiana with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Pacers-Knicks
G1 · @ NYKNYK121–117G2 · @ NYKNYK130–121G3 · @ INDIND111–106G4 · @ INDIND121–89G5 · @ NYKNYK121–91G6 · @ INDIND116–103G7 · @ NYKIND130–109
Lead changes
Wolves-Nuggets5
Pacers-Knicks3
The night in charts
Pacers-Knicks combined for 239, 51 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-KnicksPacers 130, Knicks 109
239
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 98, Nuggets 90
188
MIN won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 98, Nuggets 90
+8 MIN
Pacers-KnicksPacers 130, Knicks 109
+21 IND
Nembhard shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NembhardIND · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
McDanielsMIN · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
TurnerIND · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
BurksNYK · 26 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
HaliburtonIND · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
59% (10-17)
Final · Wolves-Nuggets
Wolves 98Nuggets 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1919283298
Nuggets2429142390
The story
Karl-Anthony Towns had 23 points and 12 rebounds as Minnesota beat Denver 98-90

Jamal Murray led Denver with 35 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 8-14 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the second, the Timberwolves took the third 28-14.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −5−15−1+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Knicks
Pacers 130Knicks 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers39313129130
Knicks27282925109
The story
Tyrese Haliburton's 26 points carried Indiana past New York, 130-109

For New York, Alec Burks had 26 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 10-17 FG, 6-12 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 39-27, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
300 +12+15+17+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.4Reg. season avg18.3Last 3 playoff games

18.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.4 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 26 points in 27 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: 0 points in 5 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: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Donte DiVincenzo leads the day with 39

Donte DiVincenzoPoints, last 10 games: 8, 9, 23, 25, 28, 35, 7, 8, 17, 39Knicks-Pacers · L
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +23.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 32, 17, 8, 24, 19, 16, 10, 35Nuggets-Wolves · L
20.6 PPG playoffs to date · +15.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 33, 25, 32, 16, 24, 35, 40, 22, 34Nuggets-Wolves · L
28.7 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 19 REB · 7 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 17, 6, 34, 35, 20, 13, 15, 26Pacers-Knicks · W
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Alec BurksPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 14, 20, 18, 11, 26Knicks-Pacers · L
14.8 PPG playoffs to date · +13.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 28, 20, 27, 14, 13, 23, 10, 23Wolves-Nuggets · W
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST