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Wednesday, May 7, 2025Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Knicks trailed Celtics by 12 after three quarters and won 91–90.

Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Knicks91
Celtics90
Q1 Knicks -11; Q2 Knicks -9; Q3 Knicks -12; Q4 Knicks +1
Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Nuggets106
Thunder149
Q1 Thunder +24; Q2 Thunder +31; Q3 Thunder +48; Q4 Thunder +43
On this day · 2023–24May 7, 2024: 2 games. Top scorer: Donovan Mitchell (Cavs-Celtics), 33 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Knicks-Celtics

New York wins Game 2 over Boston, 91–90

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander goes for 34 points

Game flow · Knicks margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-9-12+1Knicks AHEAD ↑Celtics AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1328203091
Celtics2426231790
Who led
Josh HartPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 13, 10, 6, 14, 15, 13, 14, 23Knicks23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 34, 25, 23, 10, 31, 27, 17, 10, 14, 21Knicks21 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 19, 30, 17, 16, 18, 5, 19, 20Celtics20 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 31, 15, 6, 16, 36, 19, 21, 23, 23, 20Celtics20 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Thunder · R2 · G2

Thunder leads Denver wire to wire

Thunder was ahead at every break and won 149–106. Best quarter: the first, 45–21. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Thunder with 34 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · Nuggets-Thunder
G1 · @ ThunderNuggets121–119G2 · @ ThunderThunder149–106
Lead changes
Knicks-Celtics3
Nuggets-Thunder1
The night in charts
Nuggets-Thunder combined for 255, 74 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 106, Thunder 149
255
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 91, Celtics 90
181
Knicks won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 91, Celtics 90
+1 Knicks
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 106, Thunder 149
+43 Thunder
SGA shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SGAThunder · 34 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB
85% (11-13)
HartKnicks · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
60% (9-15)
KATKnicks · 21 PTS, 17 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
56% (9-16)
J-DubThunder · 17 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 2 BLK
55% (6-11)
WestbrookNuggets · 19 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB
45% (5-11)
Final · Knicks-Celtics
Knicks 91Celtics 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1328203091
Celtics2426231790
The story
Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points and 17 rebounds as New York beat Boston 91-90

Derrick White led Boston with 20 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 21 PTS, 17 REB, 1 AST · 9-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Knicks took the fourth 30-17.

Knicks lead by quarter
200 −11−9−12+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jayson Tatum led the game in fantasy with 46.8 FPTS (14 REB, 13 PTS, 5 AST)

Final · Nuggets-Thunder
Nuggets 106Thunder 149
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets21352030106
Thunder45423725149
The story
Chet Holmgren's 15 points and 11 rebounds carried Oklahoma City past Denver, 149-106

For Denver, Nikola Jokic had 17 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 15 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 3-8 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 45-21, was where the Thunder built it.

Thunder lead by quarter
500 +24+31+48+43 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.3Reg. season avg17.7Last 3 playoff games

17.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.3 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 19 points in 22 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg7.7Last 3 playoff games

7.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 9 points in 14 minutes.

Cooling off
−13.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.5Reg. season avg5.7Last 3 playoff games

5.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.5 in the regular season (42 games). Today: 8 points in 14 minutes.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 34

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 33, 22, 26, 42, 15, 27, 31, 38, 33, 34Thunder-Nuggets · W
29.7 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Josh HartPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 13, 10, 6, 14, 15, 13, 14, 23Knicks-Celtics · W
13.5 PPG playoffs to date · +10.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 34, 25, 23, 10, 31, 27, 17, 10, 14, 21Knicks-Celtics · W
19.1 PPG playoffs to date · +2.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 19, 30, 17, 16, 18, 5, 19, 20Celtics-Knicks · L
17.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 31, 15, 6, 16, 36, 19, 21, 23, 23, 20Celtics-Knicks · L
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · −3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 15, 14, 3, 21, 14, 16, 18, 19Nuggets-Thunder · L
15.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST