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Sunday, May 4, 2025Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Pacers121
Cavs112
Q1 IND +11; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +2; Q4 IND +9
Final · R1 · G7 · Box score
Warriors103
Rockets89
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW +8; Q4 GSW +14
On this day · 2023–24May 4, 2024: 1 game. Top scorer: Anthony Edwards (Wolves-Nuggets), 43 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · Pacers-Cavs

Indiana takes Game 1, leads Cleveland 1–0

Tyrese Haliburton goes for 22 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+11+6+2+9IND AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers36282829121
Cavs25333222112
Who led
Andrew NembhardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 4, 2, 3, 17, 17, 6, 20, 15, 23IND23 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 22, 23, 10, 21, 14, 17, 26, 22IND22 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 38, 24, 27, 26, 19, 30, 30, 13, 22, 33CLE33 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Ty JeromePoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 20, 18, 24, 28, 6, 13, 18, 21CLE21 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Warriors-Rockets · R1 · G7

Golden State never trails at a break against Houston

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 103–89. Buddy Hield led Golden State with 33 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Warriors-Rockets
G1 · @ HOUGSW95–85G2 · @ HOUHOU109–94G3 · @ GSWGSW104–93G4 · @ GSWGSW109–106G5 · @ HOUHOU131–116G6 · @ GSWHOU115–107G7 · @ HOUGSW103–89
Lead changes
Pacers-Cavs13
Warriors-Rockets2
The night in charts
Pacers-Cavs combined for 233, 41 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-CavsPacers 121, Cavs 112
233
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 103, Rockets 89
192
IND won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Pacers-CavsPacers 121, Cavs 112
+9 IND
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 103, Rockets 89
+14 GSW
Hield shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HieldGSW · 33 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
80% (12-15)
NembhardIND · 23 PTS, 6 AST
70% (7-10)
MobleyCLE · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
HaliburtonIND · 22 PTS, 13 AST, 3 REB, 3 BLK
60% (9-15)
Amen ThompsonHOU · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
56% (9-16)
Final · Pacers-Cavs
Pacers 121Cavs 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers36282829121
Cavs25333222112
The story
Myles Turner had 13 points and 11 rebounds as Indiana beat Cleveland 121-112

Ty Jerome led Cleveland with 21 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 13 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 5-9 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Pacers won the first 36-25, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +11+6+2+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Rockets
Warriors 103Rockets 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors23281933103
Rockets1920232789
The story
Buddy Hield's 33 points carried Golden State past Houston, 103-89

For Houston, Alperen Sengun had 21 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST 33 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 12-15 FG, 9-11 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 28-20, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +4+12+8+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Stephen Curry was the fantasy play: 56.5 FPTS on 22 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.1Reg. season avg24.0Last 3 playoff games

24.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.1 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 17 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.1Reg. season avg15.3Last 3 playoff games

15.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.1 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 3 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 22.8 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 33 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 33

Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 38, 24, 27, 26, 19, 30, 30, 13, 22, 33Cavs-Pacers · L
25.6 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 2, 2, 5, 17, 15, 4, 0, 33Warriors-Rockets · W
10.9 PPG playoffs to date · +25.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Amen ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 15, 8, 11, 11, 17, 25, 14, 24Rockets-Warriors · L
15.7 PPG playoffs to date · +9.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Andrew NembhardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 4, 2, 3, 17, 17, 6, 20, 15, 23Pacers-Cavs · W
16.3 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high23 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 36, 37, 31, 20, 36, 17, 13, 29, 22Warriors-Rockets · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date · −2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 22, 23, 10, 21, 14, 17, 26, 22Pacers-Cavs · W
18.3 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST