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Saturday, April 26, 2025Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed HOU by 4 after the first quarter and won 104–93.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Cavs124
Heat87
Q1 CLE +13; Q2 CLE +20; Q3 CLE +24; Q4 CLE +37
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Thunder117
Grizzlies115
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC +1; Q3 OKC +3; Q4 OKC +2
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Nuggets101
Clippers99
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN +20; Q4 DEN +2
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Rockets93
Warriors104
Q1 GSW -4; Q2 GSW -3; Q3 GSW -2; Q4 GSW +11
On this day · 2023–24Apr 26, 2024: 3 games. Top scorer: Khris Middleton (Bucks-Pacers), 42 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Rockets-Warriors

Stephen Curry goes for 36 in Golden State win over Houston

Nikola Jokic goes for 36 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-3-2+11GSW AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2227222293
Warriors18282335104
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 36, 3, 25, 30, 14, 36, 37, 31, 20, 36GSW36 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 5, 20, 7, 12, 16, 8, 2, 2, 5, 17GSW17 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 21, 4, 13, 7, 13, 3, 15, 10, 7, 17HOU17 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Alperen SengunPoints, last 10 games: 33, 16, 14, 15, 31, 19, 14, 26, 17, 15HOU15 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Thunder-Grizzlies · R1 · G4

OKC controls Memphis start to finish

OKC won 117–115, leading by as many as 3 at a break. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led OKC with 38 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Thunder-Grizzlies
G1 · @ OKCOKC131–80G2 · @ OKCOKC118–99G3 · @ MEMOKC114–108G4 · @ MEMOKC117–115
Lead changes
Rockets-Warriors18
Thunder-Grizzlies15
Nuggets-Clippers2
Cavs-Heat1
Shot of the night

Gordon's dunk at the buzzer breaks the tie, 101-99 final

The night in charts
Thunder-Grizzlies combined for 232, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 117, Grizzlies 115
232
Cavs-HeatCavs 124, Heat 87
211
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 101, Clippers 99
200
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 93, Warriors 104
197
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 101, Clippers 99
+2 DEN
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 117, Grizzlies 115
+2 OKC
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 93, Warriors 104
+11 GSW
Cavs-HeatCavs 124, Heat 87
+37 CLE
Aldama shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AldamaMEM · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST
69% (9-13)
ZubacLAC · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Davion MitchellMIA · 16 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
MobleyCLE · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
JokicDEN · 36 PTS, 21 REB, 8 AST, 2 STL
56% (14-25)
Final · Nuggets-Clippers
Nuggets 101Clippers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets27233516101
Clippers2226173499
The story
Christian Braun had 17 points as Denver beat LA 101-99

James Harden led LA with 15 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB 17 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 8-19 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the third 35-17, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +5+2+20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Grizzlies
Thunder 117Grizzlies 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder34262829117
Grizzlies31282630115
The story
Jalen Williams' 23 points carried Oklahoma City past Memphis, 117-115

For Memphis, Santi Aldama had 23 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 10-21 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 34-31, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +3+1+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Warriors
Rockets 93Warriors 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2227222293
Warriors18282335104
The story
Golden State beat Houston 104-93 behind 17 points from Buddy Hield

Fred VanVleet paced Houston: 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 3 STL, 2 REB, 2 AST · 6-13 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

A 35-22 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −4−3−2+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.9Reg. season avg23.7Last 3 playoff games

23.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.9 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 30 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.8minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Reg. season avg3.0Last 2 playoff games

3.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.8 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.4Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 28.4 a game in the regular season (51 games). Line: 14 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 38

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 33, 27, 33, 22, 26, 42, 15, 27, 31, 38Thunder-Grizzlies · W
27.8 PPG playoffs to date · +13.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 61, 33, 41, 20, 26, 18, 29, 26, 23, 36Nuggets-Clippers · W
28.5 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 21 REB · 8 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 36, 3, 25, 30, 14, 36, 37, 31, 20, 36Warriors-Rockets · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Scotty Pippen Jr.Points, last 10 games: 15, 10, 16, 11, 9, 13, 2, 13, 28, 30Grizzlies-Thunder · L
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · +15.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 29, 22, 28, 33, 22, 39, 21, 24Clippers-Nuggets · L
26.5 PPG playoffs to date · −3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Santi AldamaPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 5, 8, 14, 11, 5, 10, 14, 23Grizzlies-Thunder · L
13.0 PPG playoffs to date · +13.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST