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Saturday, April 19, 2025Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 8 points, by NYK (vs DET) and DEN (vs LAC).

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Bucks98
Pacers117
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +24; Q3 IND +17; Q4 IND +19
Final · OT · R1 · G1 · Box score
Clippers110
Nuggets112
Q1 DEN -8; Q2 DEN -4; Q3 DEN -3; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +2
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Pistons112
Knicks123
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK +2; Q3 NYK -8; Q4 NYK +11
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Wolves117
Lakers95
Q1 MIN -7; Q2 MIN +11; Q3 MIN +16; Q4 MIN +22
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The lead · First round · Game 1 · Clippers-Nuggets

Denver takes Game 1, leads Clippers 1–0

Nikola Jokic goes for 29 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-8-4-30+2DEN AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Clippers3518222312110
Nuggets2722232614112
Who led
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 40, 39, 27, 61, 33, 41, 20, 26, 18, 29DEN29 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 6, 30, 15, 5, 21, 33, 18, 25DEN25 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 21, 13, 29, 21, 35, 23, 39, 32LAC32 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 21, 28, 20, 29, 22, 28, 33, 22LAC22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Pistons-Knicks13
Clippers-Nuggets11
Bucks-Pacers4
Wolves-Lakers1
The night in charts
Pistons-Knicks combined for 235, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-KnicksPistons 112, Knicks 123
235
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 110, Nuggets 112 · OT
222
Bucks-PacersBucks 98, Pacers 117
215
Wolves-LakersWolves 117, Lakers 95
212
DEN won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 110, Nuggets 112 · OT
+2 DEN
Pistons-KnicksPistons 112, Knicks 123
+11 NYK
Bucks-PacersBucks 98, Pacers 117
+19 IND
Wolves-LakersWolves 117, Lakers 95
+22 MIN
NYK rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-KnicksNYK won · Pistons 112, Knicks 123
8 pts
Clippers-NuggetsDEN won · Clippers 110, Nuggets 112 · OT
8 pts
Wolves-LakersMIN won · Wolves 117, Lakers 95
7 pts
McDaniels shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McDanielsMIN · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
85% (11-13)
KATNYK · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL
71% (10-14)
SiakamIND · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
ZubacLAC · 21 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
ReidMIN · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Clippers-Nuggets
Clippers 110Nuggets 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Clippers3518222312110
Nuggets2722232614112
The story
Aaron Gordon had 25 points as Denver beat LA 112-110 in OT

Ivica Zubac led LA with 21 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 8-14 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the first, the Nuggets took the second 22-18.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −8−4−30+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pistons-Knicks
Pistons 112Knicks 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons27283621112
Knicks27302640123
The story
Karl-Anthony Towns' 23 points and 11 rebounds carried New York past Detroit, 123-112

For Detroit, Cade Cunningham had 21 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB 23 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL · 10-14 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 40-21.

NYK lead by quarter
200 0+2−8+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Pacers
Bucks 98Pacers 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2518332298
Pacers33342624117
The story
Indiana won 117-98 despite 36 points and 12 rebounds from Giannis Antetokounmpo

Myles Turner paced Indiana: 19 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 36 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 14-23 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 34-18 second quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
300 +8+24+17+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.8points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.2Reg. season avg25Today

25 points today in 33 minutes, against 12.2 a game in the regular season (82 games).

Stepped-up role
+17.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.4Reg. season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 28.4 a game in the regular season (51 games). Line: 25 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−15.2points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.2Reg. season avg3Today

3 points today in 26 minutes, against 18.2 a game in the regular season (77 games).

Second story · Pistons-Knicks · R1 · G1

New York draws first blood against Detroit

New York won Game 1 of the first round, 123–112. Jalen Brunson led New York with 34 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · Pistons-Knicks
G1 · @ NYKNYK123–112
Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 37

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 20, 19, 35, 30, 23, 45, 39, 37Lakers-Wolves · L
37.0 PPG playoffs to date
37 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 31, 30, 31, 37, 35, 36, 23, 28, 32, 36Bucks-Pacers · L
36.0 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 23, 31, 25, 39, 15, 27, 15, 27, 34Knicks-Pistons · W
34.0 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 21, 13, 29, 21, 35, 23, 39, 32Clippers-Nuggets · L
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 40, 39, 27, 61, 33, 41, 20, 26, 18, 29Nuggets-Clippers · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Jaden McDanielsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 2, 12, 8, 2, 13, 10, 11, 8, 25Wolves-Lakers · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST