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Wednesday, April 30, 2025Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Warriors116
Rockets131
Q1 HOU +16; Q2 HOU +27; Q3 HOU +27; Q4 HOU +15
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Wolves103
Lakers96
Q1 MIN +9; Q2 MIN +10; Q3 MIN +1; Q4 MIN +7
On this day · 2023–24Apr 30, 2024: 3 games. Top scorer: Tyrese Maxey (Sixers-Knicks), 46 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Wolves-Lakers

Minnesota wins Game 5 over Lakers, 103–96

Rudy Gobert goes for 27 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+10+1+7MIN AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves31282222103
Lakers2227311696
Who led
Rudy GobertPoints, last 10 games: 23, 6, 13, 35, 19, 2, 6, 1, 5, 27MIN27 PTS · 24 REB · 0 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 31, 21, 10, 16, 27, 22, 25, 23MIN23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 35, 30, 23, 45, 39, 37, 31, 17, 38, 28LAL28 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Rui HachimuraPoints, last 10 games: 7, 24, 11, 15, 16, 9, 11, 8, 23, 23LAL23 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Warriors-Rockets · R1 · G5

Houston leads Golden State wire to wire

Houston was ahead at every break and won 131–116. Best quarter: the first, 40–24. Fred VanVleet led Houston with 26 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Warriors-Rockets
G1 · @ HOUGSW95–85G2 · @ HOUHOU109–94G3 · @ GSWGSW104–93G4 · @ GSWGSW109–106G5 · @ HOUHOU131–116
Lead changes
Wolves-Lakers6
Warriors-Rockets3
The night in charts
Warriors-Rockets combined for 247, 48 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 116, Rockets 131
247
Wolves-LakersWolves 103, Lakers 96
199
MIN won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Wolves-LakersWolves 103, Lakers 96
+7 MIN
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 116, Rockets 131
+15 HOU
Gobert shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GobertMIN · 27 PTS, 24 REB, 2 BLK
80% (12-15)
Amen ThompsonHOU · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 5 STL, 3 AST
67% (8-12)
FVVHOU · 26 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
HachimuraLAL · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 1 BLK
56% (9-16)
BrooksHOU · 24 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
54% (7-13)
Final · Wolves-Lakers
Wolves 103Lakers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves31282222103
Lakers2227311696
The story
Anthony Edwards had 15 points and 11 rebounds as Minnesota beat Los Angeles 103-96

LeBron James led Los Angeles with 22 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 15 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST, 3 STL · 5-19 FG, 0-11 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the first 31-22, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +9+10+1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Rockets
Warriors 116Rockets 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors24253136116
Rockets40363124131
The story
Amen Thompson's 25 points carried Houston past Golden State, 131-116

For Golden State, Moses Moody had 25 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 6 REB, 5 STL, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 8-12 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 40-24, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
300 +16+27+27+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.1Reg. season avg22.7Last 3 playoff games

22.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.1 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 26 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.1Reg. season avg21.0Last 3 playoff games

21.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.1 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 7 points in 15 minutes.

Cooling off
−11.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.0Reg. season avg9.3Last 3 playoff games

9.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.0 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 11 points in 28 minutes.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 28

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 35, 30, 23, 45, 39, 37, 31, 17, 38, 28Lakers-Wolves · L
30.2 PPG playoffs to date · −2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Rudy GobertPoints, last 10 games: 23, 6, 13, 35, 19, 2, 6, 1, 5, 27Wolves-Lakers · W
8.2 PPG playoffs to date · +23.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 24 REB · 0 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 13, 3, 15, 10, 7, 17, 25, 26Rockets-Warriors · W
17.0 PPG playoffs to date · +11.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Moses MoodyPoints, last 10 games: 5, 7, 9, 4, 9, 7, 12, 7, 3, 25Warriors-Rockets · L
10.8 PPG playoffs to date · +17.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Amen ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 9, 16, 14, 15, 8, 11, 11, 17, 25Rockets-Warriors · W
14.4 PPG playoffs to date · +13.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 21, 24, 8, 11, 16, 13, 11, 24Rockets-Warriors · W
15.0 PPG playoffs to date · +11.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST