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Monday, May 5, 2025Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Knicks trailed Celtics by 16 at halftime and won 108–105.

Final · OT · R2 · G1 · Box score
Knicks108
Celtics105
Q1 Knicks -1; Q2 Knicks -16; Q3 Knicks -9; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 Knicks +3
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Nuggets121
Thunder119
Q1 Nuggets -1; Q2 Nuggets -10; Q3 Nuggets -5; Q4 Nuggets +2
On this day · 2023–24May 5, 2024: 1 game. Top scorer: Donovan Mitchell (Cavs-Magic), 39 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · Knicks-Celtics

New York draws first blood against Boston

Nikola Jokic goes for 42 points

Game flow · Knicks margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-1-16-90+3Knicks AHEAD ↑Celtics AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Knicks252030258108
Celtics263523165105
Who led
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 27, 34, 37, 30, 32, 16, 40, 29Knicks29 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
OG AnunobyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 13, 15, 23, 10, 22, 8, 19, 22, 29Knicks29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 23, 32, 16, 17, 36, 37, 35, 23Celtics23 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 15, 6, 16, 36, 19, 21, 23, 23Celtics23 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Thunder · R2 · G1

Denver beats Thunder by 2, moves within three of advancing

Game 1: 121–119. Series: 1–0. Nikola Jokic led Denver with 42 points, 22 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Nuggets-Thunder
G1 · @ ThunderNuggets121–119
Lead changes
Knicks-Celtics18
Nuggets-Thunder2
Shot of the night

Gordon's three with 2.8 seconds left puts the Nuggets ahead, 121-119 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Thunder combined for 240, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 121, Thunder 119
240
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 108, Celtics 105 · OT
213
2 of 2 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 121, Thunder 119
+2 Nuggets
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 108, Celtics 105 · OT
+3 Knicks
Knicks erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-CelticsKnicks won · Knicks 108, Celtics 105 · OT
16 pts
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets won · Nuggets 121, Thunder 119
10 pts
Caruso shot 7-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CarusoThunder · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 5 STL, 2 BLK
58% (7-12)
WestbrookNuggets · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
54% (7-13)
JokicNuggets · 42 PTS, 22 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
52% (15-29)
OGKnicks · 29 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
50% (10-20)
JrueCeltics · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
50% (7-14)
Final · Nuggets-Thunder
Nuggets 121Thunder 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets26243536121
Thunder27333029119
The story
Jamal Murray had 21 points as Denver beat Oklahoma City 121-119

Alex Caruso led Oklahoma City with 20 PTS, 6 AST 21 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 6-16 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Nuggets took the fourth 36-29.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 −1−10−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Celtics
Knicks 108Celtics 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks252030258108
Celtics263523165105
The story
Jalen Brunson's 29 points carried New York past Boston, 108-105 in OT

For Boston, Derrick White had 19 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 9-23 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 9 going into the fourth, then won it 25-16.

Knicks lead by quarter
200 −1−16−90+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Jayson Tatum was the fantasy play: 57.2 FPTS on 23 PTS, 16 REB, 6 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.7Reg. season avg21.0Last 3 playoff games

21.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.7 in the regular season (51 games). Today: 22 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg3.7Last 3 playoff games

3.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
37.5Reg. season avg51Today

51 minutes today, against 37.5 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 42

Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 29, 26, 23, 36, 13, 25, 16, 42Nuggets-Thunder · W
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · +18.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: DeMarcus Cousins Pelicans, Oct 26, 2017: 41 PTS · 23 REB · 6 AST
42 PTS · 22 REB · 6 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 27, 33, 22, 26, 42, 15, 27, 31, 38, 33Thunder-Nuggets · L
28.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 27, 34, 37, 30, 32, 16, 40, 29Knicks-Celtics · W
31.1 PPG playoffs to date · −2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
OG AnunobyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 13, 15, 23, 10, 22, 8, 19, 22, 29Knicks-Celtics · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +11.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 23, 32, 16, 17, 36, 37, 35, 23Celtics-Knicks · L
29.6 PPG playoffs to date · −8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 15, 6, 16, 36, 19, 21, 23, 23Celtics-Knicks · L
23.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST