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Monday, April 28, 2025Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed HOU by 7 at halftime and won 109–106.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Cavs138
Heat83
Q1 CLE +26; Q2 CLE +39; Q3 CLE +48; Q4 CLE +55
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Rockets106
Warriors109
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW -7; Q3 GSW +2; Q4 GSW +3
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Rockets-Warriors

Golden State beats Houston by 3, moves within one of advancing

Alperen Sengun goes for 31 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-7+2+3GSW AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets26312326106
Warriors28223227109
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 10, 28, 24, 30, 38, 25, 3, 27GSW27 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Brandin PodziemskiPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 7, 10, 19, 3, 14, 0, 10, 26GSW26 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Alperen SengunPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 15, 31, 19, 14, 26, 17, 15, 31HOU31 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 7, 13, 3, 15, 10, 7, 17, 25HOU25 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Cavs-Heat · R1 · G4

Cleveland keeps Miami at arm's length

The Heat never led at a quarter break. Cleveland won by 55. Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland with 22 points, 0 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Cavs-Heat
G1 · @ CLECLE121–100G2 · @ CLECLE121–112G3 · @ MIACLE124–87G4 · @ MIACLE138–83
Lead changes
Cavs-Heat2
The night in charts
Cavs-Heat combined for 221, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-HeatCavs 138, Heat 83
221
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 106, Warriors 109
215
GSW won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 106, Warriors 109
+3 GSW
Cavs-HeatCavs 138, Heat 83
+55 CLE
FVV shot 8-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FVVHOU · 25 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB
62% (8-13)
JimmyGSW · 27 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 BLK
58% (7-12)
Amen ThompsonHOU · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
De'Andre HunterCLE · 19 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
JovicMIA · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
53% (8-15)
Final · Rockets-Warriors
Rockets 106Warriors 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets26312326106
Warriors28223227109
The story
Brandin Podziemski had 26 points as Golden State beat Houston 109-106

Fred VanVleet led Houston with 25 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 26 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 9-18 FG, 6-11 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Warriors took the third 32-23.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +2−7+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Heat
Cavs 138Heat 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs43293927138
Heat1716302083
The story
Jarrett Allen's 14 points and 12 rebounds carried Cleveland past Miami, 138-83

For Miami, Nikola Jovic had 24 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 12 REB, 6 STL, 2 AST · 5-5 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 43-17, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
600 +26+39+48+55 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.1Reg. season avg14.0Last 3 playoff games

14.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.1 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 8 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.8minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Reg. season avg4.0Last 2 playoff games

4.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 21.8 in the regular season (9 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 26.9 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 26 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Alperen Sengun leads the day with 31

Alperen SengunPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 15, 31, 19, 14, 26, 17, 15, 31Rockets-Warriors · L
22.2 PPG playoffs to date · +11.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 10, 28, 24, 30, 38, 25, 3, 27Warriors-Rockets · W
18.3 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Brandin PodziemskiPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 7, 10, 19, 3, 14, 0, 10, 26Warriors-Rockets · W
12.5 PPG playoffs to date · +18.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 7, 13, 3, 15, 10, 7, 17, 25Rockets-Warriors · L
14.8 PPG playoffs to date · +13.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Nikola JovicPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 11, 6, 7, 7, 0, 11, 3, 24Heat-Cavs · L
9.5 PPG playoffs to date · +19.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties career high24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 25, 38, 24, 27, 26, 19, 30, 30, 13, 22Cavs-Heat · W
23.8 PPG playoffs to date · −2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST