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Friday, April 18, 2025Play-in tournament · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · OT · Play-in · Box score
Heat123
Hawks114
Q1 MIA +9; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +9
Final · Play-in · Box score
Mavs106
Grizzlies120
Q1 MEM +15; Q2 MEM +17; Q3 MEM +18; Q4 MEM +14
The lead · Play-in · Heat-Hawks

Tyler Herro scores 30, Miami wins in overtime

Onyeka Okongwu goes for 28 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+9+9+90+9MIA AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Heat3329242017123
Hawks242924298114
Who led
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 36, 30, 27, 25, 35, 20, 30, 22, 38, 30MIA30 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 8, 30, 42, 10, 16, 14, 10, 20, 20MIA20 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 25, 16, 23, 28, 24, 36, 28, 29ATL29 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Onyeka OkongwuPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 20, 6, 27, 30, 14, 4, 11, 28ATL28 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Heat-Hawks2
Mavs-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Heat-Hawks combined for 237, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-HawksHeat 123, Hawks 114 · OT
237
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 106, Grizzlies 120
226
MIA won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Heat-HawksHeat 123, Hawks 114 · OT
+9 MIA
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 106, Grizzlies 120
+14 MEM
Okongwu shot 12-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OkongwuATL · 28 PTS, 12 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
63% (12-19)
BamMIA · 17 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 5 BLK
57% (8-14)
JJJMEM · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
56% (10-18)
ADDAL · 40 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
55% (16-29)
NiangATL · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
53% (8-15)
Final · Heat-Hawks
Heat 123Hawks 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat3329242017123
Hawks242924298114
The story
Bam Adebayo had 17 points and 11 rebounds as Miami beat Atlanta 123-114 in OT

Trae Young led Atlanta with 29 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB 17 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 5 BLK · 8-14 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Heat won the first 33-24, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +9+9+90+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Mavs-Grizzlies
Mavs 106Grizzlies 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs24252928106
Grizzlies39273024120
The story
Ja Morant's 22 points and 9 assists carried Memphis past Dallas, 120-106

For Dallas, Naji Marshall had 13 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 22 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL · 7-24 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 39-24, was where the Grizzlies built it.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +15+17+18+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.1points, last 2 play-in games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.9Reg. season avg34.0Last 2 play-in games

34.0 points a game over his last two play-in games, against 23.9 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 30 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−24.0minutes, last 2 play-in games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Reg. season avg3.0Last 2 play-in games

3.0 minutes a game over his last two play-in games, against 27.0 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Reg. season avg50Today

50 minutes today, against 27.8 a game in the regular season (74 games). Line: 28 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Mavs-Grizzlies · Play-in

Memphis controls Dallas start to finish

Memphis won 120–106, leading by as many as 18 at a break. Jaren Jackson Jr. led Memphis with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Grizzlies-Mavs
Jaren Jackson Jr. · MEMAnthony Davis · DALPTS2440REB79AST42Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 40

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 18, 12, 34, 27, 13, 23, 27, 40Mavs-Grizzlies · L
Most like it, modern era: Patrick Ewing NYK, Dec 23, 1995: 40 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
40 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 36, 30, 27, 25, 35, 20, 30, 22, 38, 30Heat-Hawks · W
30 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 25, 16, 23, 28, 24, 36, 28, 29Hawks-Heat · L
29 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Onyeka OkongwuPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 20, 6, 27, 30, 14, 4, 11, 28Hawks-Heat · L
28 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 24, 20, 22, 13, 27, 14, 23, 18, 18, 24Grizzlies-Mavs · W
24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 44, 22, 26, 36, 30, 28, 36, 21, 22, 22Grizzlies-Mavs · W
22 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST