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Tuesday, April 29, 2025Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed MIL by 17 after the first quarter and won 119–118.

Final · OT · R1 · G5 · Box score
Bucks118
Pacers119
Q1 IND -17; Q2 IND -6; Q3 Pacers 0; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +1
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Pistons106
Knicks103
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET -1; Q3 DET +3; Q4 DET +3
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Magic89
Celtics120
Q1 BOS -4; Q2 BOS -2; Q3 BOS +21; Q4 BOS +31
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Clippers115
Nuggets131
Q1 DEN +12; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +16; Q4 DEN +16
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Bucks-Pacers

Indiana closes out Milwaukee in five

Giannis Antetokounmpo posts a triple-double

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-17-600+1IND AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Bucks3017282815118
Pacers1328342816119
Who led
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 9, 22, 23, 10, 21, 14, 17, 26IND26 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Myles TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 14, 13, 9, 19, 15, 6, 23, 21IND21 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Gary Trent Jr.Points, last 10 games: 2, 29, 7, 17, 9, 14, 4, 37, 6, 33MIL33 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 35, 36, 23, 28, 32, 36, 34, 37, 28, 30MIL30 PTS · 20 REB · 13 AST
Lead changes
Pistons-Knicks18
Bucks-Pacers13
Magic-Celtics4
Clippers-Nuggets0
Shot of the night

Haliburton's layup with 1.1 seconds left in OT puts the Pacers ahead, 119-118 final

The night in charts
Clippers-Nuggets combined for 246, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 115, Nuggets 131
246
Bucks-PacersBucks 118, Pacers 119 · OT
237
Magic-CelticsMagic 89, Celtics 120
209
Pistons-KnicksPistons 106, Knicks 103
209
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-PacersBucks 118, Pacers 119 · OT
+1 IND
Pistons-KnicksPistons 106, Knicks 103
+3 DET
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 115, Nuggets 131
+16 DEN
Magic-CelticsMagic 89, Celtics 120
+31 BOS
IND erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-PacersIND won · Bucks 118, Pacers 119 · OT
17 pts
Magic-CelticsBOS won · Magic 89, Celtics 120
4 pts
Pistons-KnicksDET won · Pistons 106, Knicks 103
1 pt
Ausar Thompson shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Ausar ThompsonDET · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
ZubacLAC · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
73% (11-15)
MurrayDEN · 43 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
65% (17-26)
McConnellIND · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
64% (7-11)
Aaron GordonDEN · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Bucks-Pacers
Bucks 118Pacers 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks3017282815118
Pacers1328342816119
The story
Tyrese Haliburton had 26 points and 9 assists as Indiana beat Milwaukee 119-118 in OT

Gary Trent Jr. led Milwaukee with 33 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 10-22 FG, 2-10 3PT

The swing

Down 17 after the first, the Pacers took the second 28-17.

IND lead by quarter
200 −17−600+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pistons-Knicks
Pistons 106Knicks 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons22272829106
Knicks23272429103
The story
Detroit beat New York 106-103 behind 24 points and 8 assists from Cade Cunningham

Josh Hart paced New York: 15 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 24 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST · 6-17 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 28-24 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 −1−1+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Nuggets
Clippers 115Nuggets 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers23362432115
Nuggets35323232131
The story
Nikola Jokic's a 13-10-12 triple-double carried Denver past LA, 131-115

For LA, Ivica Zubac had 27 PTS, 5 REB 13 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB · 4-13 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 35-23, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +12+8+16+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.1Reg. season avg25.3Last 3 playoff games

25.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.1 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 33 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Reg. season avg7.3Last 3 playoff games

7.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.1 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.8Reg. season avg47Today

47 minutes today, against 19.8 a game in the regular season (75 games). Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · Magic-Celtics · R1 · G5

Boston finishes off Orlando, wins the series 4–1

120–89 in Game 5 of the first round. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 35 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists.

Series tracker · Magic-Celtics
G1 · @ BOSBOS103–86G2 · @ BOSBOS109–100G3 · @ ORLORL95–93G4 · @ ORLBOS107–98G5 · @ BOSBOS120–89
Top performances

Jamal Murray leads the day with 43

Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 39, 28, 17, 15, 16, 21, 23, 23, 13, 43Nuggets-Clippers · W
24.6 PPG playoffs to date · +23.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Khris Middleton MIL, Nov 1, 2017: 43 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
43 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 16, 23, 32, 16, 17, 36, 37, 35Celtics-Magic · W
31.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Gary Trent Jr.Points, last 10 games: 2, 29, 7, 17, 9, 14, 4, 37, 6, 33Bucks-Pacers · L
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +17.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 35, 36, 23, 28, 32, 36, 34, 37, 28, 30Bucks-Pacers · L
33.0 PPG playoffs to date · −3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Nikola Jokic DEN, Dec 1, 2025: 29 PTS · 20 REB · 13 AST
30 PTS · 20 REB · 13 AST
Ivica ZubacPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 20, 17, 22, 21, 16, 19, 19, 27Clippers-Nuggets · L
20.4 PPG playoffs to date · +8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 9, 22, 23, 10, 21, 14, 17, 26Pacers-Bucks · W
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · +10.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST