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Thursday, April 24, 2025Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed MEM by 26 at halftime and won 114–108.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Knicks118
Pistons116
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK +13; Q3 NYK +10; Q4 NYK +2
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Thunder114
Grizzlies108
Q1 OKC -11; Q2 OKC -26; Q3 OKC -8; Q4 OKC +6
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Nuggets83
Clippers117
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +18; Q3 LAC +20; Q4 LAC +34
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Thunder-Grizzlies

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drops 31 in 26-point comeback win over Memphis

Cade Cunningham goes for 24 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-26-8+6OKC AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder29223627114
Grizzlies40371813108
Who led
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 37, 33, 27, 33, 22, 26, 42, 15, 27, 31OKC31 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 23, 33, 16, 26, 33, 20, 24, 26OKC26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Scotty Pippen Jr.Points, last 10 games: 17, 15, 10, 16, 11, 9, 13, 2, 13, 28MEM28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 13, 27, 14, 23, 18, 18, 24, 4, 26, 22MEM22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Knicks-Pistons · R1 · G3

Steady New York beats Detroit

Leads at every break, then a 118–116 final. Karl-Anthony Towns led New York with 31 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Knicks-Pistons
G1 · @ NYKNYK123–112G2 · @ NYKDET100–94G3 · @ DETNYK118–116
Lead changes
Knicks-Pistons2
Thunder-Grizzlies1
Nuggets-Clippers1
The night in charts
Knicks-Pistons combined for 234, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 118, Pistons 116
234
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 114, Grizzlies 108
222
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 83, Clippers 117
200
NYK won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 118, Pistons 116
+2 NYK
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 114, Grizzlies 108
+6 OKC
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 83, Clippers 117
+34 LAC
Duren shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DurenDET · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
ZubacLAC · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
JokicDEN · 23 PTS, 13 REB, 13 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
PowellLAC · 20 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
J-DubOKC · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
56% (9-16)
Final · Knicks-Pistons
Knicks 118Pistons 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks33332725118
Pistons27263033116
The story
Karl-Anthony Towns' 31 points carried New York past Detroit, 118-116

For Detroit, Dennis Schroder had 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 10-18 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 33-26, was where the Knicks built it.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +6+13+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Grizzlies
Thunder 114Grizzlies 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder29223627114
Grizzlies40371813108
The story
Jalen Williams had 26 points as Oklahoma City beat Memphis 114-108

Jaren Jackson Jr. led Memphis with 22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 9-16 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 26 after the second, the Thunder took the third 36-18.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −11−26−8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Clippers
Nuggets 83Clippers 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2819231383
Clippers35302527117
The story
LA beat Denver 117-83 behind 21 points and 11 rebounds from Kawhi Leonard

Jamal Murray paced Denver: 23 PTS, 4 AST 21 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST · 7-17 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 27-13 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
400 +7+18+20+34 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Jokic topped the game at 60.1 FPTS: 23 PTS, 13 REB, 13 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.0Reg. season avg33.7Last 3 playoff games

33.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.0 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 30 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Reg. season avg12.3Last 3 playoff games

12.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.0 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 3 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 21.3 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 28 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 31

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 37, 33, 27, 33, 22, 26, 42, 15, 27, 31Thunder-Grizzlies · W
24.3 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 25, 30, 19, 34, 25, 23, 10, 31Knicks-Pistons · W
21.3 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 39, 15, 27, 15, 27, 34, 37, 30Knicks-Pistons · W
33.7 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Scotty Pippen Jr.Points, last 10 games: 17, 15, 10, 16, 11, 9, 13, 2, 13, 28Grizzlies-Thunder · L
14.3 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 23, 33, 16, 26, 33, 20, 24, 26Thunder-Grizzlies · W
23.3 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 35, 25, 35, 36, 36, 21, 33, 24Pistons-Knicks · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST