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Tuesday, May 6, 2025Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed CLE by 17 after the first quarter and won 120–119.

Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Pacers120
Cavs119
Q1 IND -17; Q2 IND -11; Q3 IND -14; Q4 IND +1
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Warriors99
Wolves88
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW +13; Q3 GSW +20; Q4 GSW +11
On this day · 2023–24May 6, 2024: 2 games. Top scorer: Jalen Brunson (Knicks-Pacers), 43 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Pacers-Cavs

Indiana goes up 2–0 on Cleveland

Donovan Mitchell goes for 48 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-17-11-14+1IND AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers15353436120
Cavs32293721119
Who led
Myles TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 9, 19, 15, 6, 23, 21, 13, 23IND23 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Aaron NesmithPoints, last 10 games: 7, 22, 10, 7, 16, 18, 14, 19, 17, 23IND23 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 26, 19, 30, 30, 13, 22, 33, 48CLE48 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Max StrusPoints, last 10 games: 3, 11, 9, 19, 9, 14, 18, 3, 7, 23CLE23 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Warriors-Wolves · R2 · G1

Golden State beats Minnesota, 99–88

Golden State led 80–60 after three and won by 11. Buddy Hield led Golden State with 24 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Warriors-Wolves
G1 · @ MINGSW99–88
Lead changes
Warriors-Wolves4
Pacers-Cavs2
Shot of the night

Haliburton's three with 1 second left puts the Pacers ahead, 120-119 final

The night in charts
Pacers-Cavs combined for 239, 52 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-CavsPacers 120, Cavs 119
239
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 99, Wolves 88
187
IND won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Pacers-CavsPacers 120, Cavs 119
+1 IND
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 99, Wolves 88
+11 GSW
IND erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-CavsIND won · Pacers 120, Cavs 119
17 pts
Warriors-WolvesGSW won · Warriors 99, Wolves 88
2 pts
Haliburton shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HaliburtonIND · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
NesmithIND · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
MathurinIND · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
ReidMIN · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
MitchellCLE · 48 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL
50% (15-30)
Final · Pacers-Cavs
Pacers 120Cavs 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers15353436120
Cavs32293721119
The story
Myles Turner had 23 points as Indiana beat Cleveland 120-119

Jarrett Allen led Cleveland with 22 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 8 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 8-17 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the third, the Pacers took the fourth 36-21.

IND lead by quarter
200 −17−11−14+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Wolves
Warriors 99Wolves 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors1826361999
Wolves2011292888
The story
Jimmy Butler's 20 points and 11 rebounds carried Golden State past Minnesota, 99-88

For Minnesota, Rudy Gobert had 11 REB, 9 PTS 20 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST · 7-20 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 26-11.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −2+13+20+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anthony Edwards was the fantasy play: 52.3 FPTS on 23 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
24.0Reg. season avg34.3Last 3 playoff games

34.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.0 in the regular season (71 games). Today: 48 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Reg. season avg12.3Last 3 playoff games

12.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.3 in the regular season (47 games). Today: 7 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 22.8 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 24 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 48

Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 26, 19, 30, 30, 13, 22, 33, 48Cavs-Pacers · L
29.3 PPG playoffs to date · +22.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jalen Brunson NYK, Mar 31, 2023: 48 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Season high48 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 2, 5, 17, 15, 4, 0, 33, 24Warriors-Wolves · W
12.5 PPG playoffs to date · +13.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 44, 9, 43, 22, 25, 29, 43, 15, 23Wolves-Warriors · L
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · −3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Max StrusPoints, last 10 games: 3, 11, 9, 19, 9, 14, 18, 3, 7, 23Cavs-Pacers · L
12.3 PPG playoffs to date · +12.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Myles TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 9, 19, 15, 6, 23, 21, 13, 23Pacers-Cavs · W
17.1 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Aaron NesmithPoints, last 10 games: 7, 22, 10, 7, 16, 18, 14, 19, 17, 23Pacers-Cavs · W
16.3 PPG playoffs to date · +7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST