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Monday, April 21, 2025Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Clippers trailed Nuggets by 6 after the first quarter and won 105–102.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Pistons100
Knicks94
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Clippers105
Nuggets102
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Clippers-Nuggets

Kawhi Leonard scores 39, Clippers hold off Denver

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers25302327105
Nuggets31212426102
Who led
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 28, 20, 29, 22, 28, 33, 22, 39Clippers39 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 13, 29, 21, 35, 23, 39, 32, 18Clippers18 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 39, 27, 61, 33, 41, 20, 26, 18, 29, 26Nuggets26 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 10, 39, 28, 17, 15, 16, 21, 23Nuggets23 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Pistons-Knicks · R1 · G2

Detroit keeps New York at arm's length

The Knicks never led at a quarter break. Detroit won by 6. Cade Cunningham led Detroit with 33 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Pistons-Knicks
G1 · @ KnicksKnicks123–112G2 · @ KnicksPistons100–94
Lead changes
Clippers-Nuggets18
Pistons-Knicks8
The night in charts
Clippers-Nuggets combined for 207, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 105, Nuggets 102
207
Pistons-KnicksPistons 100, Knicks 94
194
Kawhi shot 15-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KawhiClippers · 39 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
79% (15-19)
SchroderPistons · 20 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
60% (6-10)
ZubacClippers · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Tobias HarrisPistons · 15 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
MPJNuggets · 15 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
Final · Clippers-Nuggets
Clippers 105Nuggets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers25302327105
Nuggets31212426102
The story
James Harden had 18 points as LA beat Denver

Michael Porter Jr. led Denver with 15 PTS, 15 REB 18 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 7-17 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the Clippers took the second 30-21.

Fantasy leaders · FPTS
Kawhi39 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST60.1
Jokic26 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST58.2
Murray23 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST39.6
Harden18 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST39.1
Zubac16 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST37.4
MPJ15 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST35.5
Final · Pistons-Knicks
Pistons 100Knicks 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons25302025100
Knicks1831182794
The story
Cade Cunningham's 33 points and 12 rebounds carried Detroit past New York

For New York, Jalen Brunson had 37 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 33 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 11-21 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 25-18, was where the Pistons built it.

Fantasy leaders · FPTS
Cade33 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST53.4
Brunson37 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST53.1
Duren12 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST40.6
Harris15 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST34.6
Bridges19 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST34.5
Hart10 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST28.4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.0Reg. season avg35.5Last 2 playoff games

35.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 26.0 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 37 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Reg. season avg13.5Last 2 playoff games

13.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 24.9 in the regular season (54 games). Today: 0 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.6Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 31.6 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 15 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kawhi Leonard leads the day with 39

Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 28, 20, 29, 22, 28, 33, 22, 39Clippers-Nuggets · W
30.5 PPG playoffs to date
Season high39 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 31, 25, 39, 15, 27, 15, 27, 34, 37Knicks-Pistons · L
35.5 PPG playoffs to date
37 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 25, 35, 25, 35, 36, 36, 21, 33Pistons-Knicks · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 39, 27, 61, 33, 41, 20, 26, 18, 29, 26Nuggets-Clippers · L
27.5 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it, modern era: Chauncey Billups Wolves, Apr 3, 2002: 26 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
26 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 10, 39, 28, 17, 15, 16, 21, 23Nuggets-Clippers · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 15, 16, 10, 5, 8, 12, 8, 20Pistons-Knicks · W
14.0 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST