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Sunday, April 27, 2025Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed LAL by 10 after three quarters and won 116–113.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Knicks94
Pistons93
Q1 NYK +10; Q2 NYK +7; Q3 NYK -7; Q4 NYK +1
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Lakers113
Wolves116
Q1 MIN -4; Q2 MIN +3; Q3 MIN -10; Q4 MIN +3
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Celtics107
Magic98
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +9
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Pacers129
Bucks103
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +17; Q4 IND +26
On this day · 2023–24Apr 27, 2024: 4 games. Top scorer: Franz Wagner (Magic-Cavs), 34 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Lakers-Wolves

Anthony Edwards scores 43 as Minnesota beats Lakers

LeBron James goes for 27 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+3-10+3MIN AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers32263619113
Wolves28332332116
Who led
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 37, 25, 44, 9, 43, 22, 25, 29, 43MIN43 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 9, 31, 21, 10, 16, 27, 22, 25MIN25 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 35, 30, 23, 45, 39, 37, 31, 17, 38LAL38 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 27, 19, 28, 27, 14, 19, 21, 38, 27LAL27 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Knicks-Pistons · R1 · G4

New York takes Game 4, leads Detroit 3–1

94–93 in Detroit. The first round series continues. Jalen Brunson led New York with 32 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists.

Series tracker · Knicks-Pistons
G1 · @ NYKNYK123–112G2 · @ NYKDET100–94G3 · @ DETNYK118–116G4 · @ DETNYK94–93
Lead changes
Lakers-Wolves10
Knicks-Pistons8
Celtics-Magic3
Pacers-Bucks0
The night in charts
Pacers-Bucks combined for 232, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-BucksPacers 129, Bucks 103
232
Lakers-WolvesLakers 113, Wolves 116
229
Celtics-MagicCeltics 107, Magic 98
205
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 94, Pistons 93
187
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 94, Pistons 93
+1 NYK
Lakers-WolvesLakers 113, Wolves 116
+3 MIN
Celtics-MagicCeltics 107, Magic 98
+9 BOS
Pacers-BucksPacers 129, Bucks 103
+26 IND
MIN erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-WolvesMIN won · Lakers 113, Wolves 116
10 pts
Knicks-PistonsNYK won · Knicks 94, Pistons 93
7 pts
McConnell shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McConnellIND · 15 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB
70% (7-10)
TurnerIND · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
69% (9-13)
Derrick WhiteBOS · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
PortisMIL · 14 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
NembhardIND · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
Final · Knicks-Pistons
Knicks 94Pistons 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2921143094
Pistons1924282293
The story
Jalen Brunson's 32 points and 11 assists carried New York past Detroit, 94-93

For Detroit, Cade Cunningham had 25 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST 32 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB · 13-26 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-19, was where the Knicks built it.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +10+7−7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Wolves
Lakers 113Wolves 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers32263619113
Wolves28332332116
The story
Luka Doncic had 38 points in a 116-113 loss to Minnesota

Julius Randle led Minnesota with 25 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 38 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB · 13-28 FG, 5-12 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Timberwolves took the fourth 32-19.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −4+3−10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Magic
Celtics 107Magic 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics32212628107
Magic2919272398
The story
Boston beat Orlando 107-98 behind 37 points and 14 rebounds from Jayson Tatum

Paolo Banchero paced Orlando: 31 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 37 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 10-25 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

A 28-23 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +3+5+4+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.0Reg. season avg33.0Last 3 playoff games

33.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.0 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 32 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.8Reg. season avg15.3Last 3 playoff games

15.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.8 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 6 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
12.2Reg. season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 12.2 a game in the regular season (50 games). Line: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Edwards leads the day with 43

Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 37, 25, 44, 9, 43, 22, 25, 29, 43Wolves-Lakers · W
29.8 PPG playoffs to date · +17.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Gilbert Arenas WAS, Feb 7, 2005: 43 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
43 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 35, 30, 23, 45, 39, 37, 31, 17, 38Lakers-Wolves · L
30.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 25, 16, 23, 32, 16, 17, 36, 37Celtics-Magic · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
37 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 39, 15, 27, 15, 27, 34, 37, 30, 32Knicks-Pistons · W
33.2 PPG playoffs to date · −1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 33, 33, 15, 17, 36, 32, 29, 31Magic-Celtics · L
32.0 PPG playoffs to date · −1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 37, 35, 36, 23, 28, 32, 36, 34, 37, 28Bucks-Pacers · L
33.8 PPG playoffs to date · −7.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST