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Thursday, May 1, 2025Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed DEN by 3 after the first quarter and won 111–105.

Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Knicks116
Pistons113
Q1 NYK +14; Q2 NYK -2; Q3 NYK +11; Q4 NYK +3
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Nuggets105
Clippers111
Q1 LAC -3; Q2 LAC +1; Q3 LAC +11; Q4 LAC +6
On this day · 2023–24May 1, 2024: 2 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (Mavs-Clippers), 35 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 6 · Nuggets-Clippers

Clippers even the series with Denver at 3–3

Jalen Brunson goes for 40 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+1+11+6LAC AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets28292226105
Clippers25333221111
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 35, 23, 39, 32, 18, 20, 15, 11, 28LAC28 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 28, 33, 22, 39, 21, 24, 20, 27LAC27 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 41, 20, 26, 18, 29, 26, 23, 36, 13, 25DEN25 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 15, 16, 21, 23, 23, 13, 43, 21DEN21 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Knicks-Pistons · R1 · G6

New York holds off Detroit, 116–113

New York led 96–85 after three and held on to win by three. Jalen Brunson led New York with 40 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · Knicks-Pistons
G1 · @ NYKNYK123–112G2 · @ NYKDET100–94G3 · @ DETNYK118–116G4 · @ DETNYK94–93G5 · @ NYKDET106–103G6 · @ DETNYK116–113
Lead changes
Nuggets-Clippers14
Knicks-Pistons6
Shot of the night

Brunson's three with 5.1 seconds left breaks the tie, 116-113 final

The night in charts
Knicks-Pistons combined for 229, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 116, Pistons 113
229
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 105, Clippers 111
216
NYK won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 116, Pistons 113
+3 NYK
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 105, Clippers 111
+6 LAC
LAC rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-ClippersLAC won · Nuggets 105, Clippers 111
3 pts
Knicks-PistonsNYK won · Knicks 116, Pistons 113
2 pts
Mikal Bridges shot 11-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Mikal BridgesNYK · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
69% (11-16)
PowellLAC · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
60% (9-15)
Tobias HarrisDET · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Aaron GordonDEN · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
56% (9-16)
KawhiLAC · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST
50% (11-22)
Final · Knicks-Pistons
Knicks 116Pistons 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks37223720116
Pistons23382428113
The story
OG Anunoby had 22 points as New York beat Detroit 116-113

Ausar Thompson led Detroit with 17 PTS, 6 REB 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 6-14 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

The Knicks won the first 37-23, their biggest quarter edge.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +14−2+11+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Clippers
Nuggets 105Clippers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets28292226105
Clippers25333221111
The story
James Harden's 28 points and 8 assists carried LA past Denver, 111-105

For Denver, Jamal Murray had 21 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST 28 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 10-20 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 32-22, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −3+1+11+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Jokic was the fantasy play: 54.4 FPTS on 25 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.1Reg. season avg15.7Last 3 playoff games

15.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.1 in the regular season (59 games). Today: 17 points in 23 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg10.7Last 3 playoff games

10.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.4 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 7 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
17.5Reg. season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 17.5 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Jalen Brunson leads the day with 40

Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 15, 27, 34, 37, 30, 32, 16, 40Knicks-Pistons · W
31.5 PPG playoffs to date · +10.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan WAS, Jan 26, 2002: 41 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
40 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 35, 23, 39, 32, 18, 20, 15, 11, 28Clippers-Nuggets · W
20.7 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 28, 33, 22, 39, 21, 24, 20, 27Clippers-Nuggets · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 41, 20, 26, 18, 29, 26, 23, 36, 13, 25Nuggets-Clippers · L
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · −0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 17, 17, 8, 19, 20, 8, 17, 25Knicks-Pistons · W
16.2 PPG playoffs to date · +10.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Norman PowellPoints, last 10 games: 9, 25, 16, 11, 12, 13, 20, 22, 12, 24Clippers-Nuggets · W
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · +8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST