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Sunday, May 11, 2025Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed DEN by 6 after three quarters and won 92–87.

Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Thunder92
Nuggets87
Q1 OKC +9; Q2 OKC +6; Q3 OKC -6; Q4 OKC +5
Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Cavs109
Pacers129
Q1 IND +15; Q2 IND +41; Q3 IND +32; Q4 IND +20
On this day · 2023–24May 11, 2024: 2 games. Top scorer: Jayson Tatum (Celtics-Cavs), 33 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · Thunder-Nuggets

OKC pulls level with Denver

Nikola Jokic goes for 27 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+6-6+5OKC AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder1725212992
Nuggets828331887
Who led
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 26, 42, 15, 27, 31, 38, 33, 34, 18, 25OKC25 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Cason WallacePoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 2, 5, 5, 4, 3, 8, 2, 11OKC11 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 36, 13, 25, 16, 42, 17, 20, 27DEN27 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 13, 43, 21, 16, 21, 14, 27, 17DEN17 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Cavs-Pacers · R2 · G4

Indiana never trails at a break against Cleveland

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 129–109. Pascal Siakam led Indiana with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Cavs-Pacers
G1 · @ CLEIND121–112G2 · @ CLEIND120–119G3 · @ INDCLE126–104G4 · @ INDIND129–109
Lead changes
Thunder-Nuggets2
Cavs-Pacers0
The night in charts
Cavs-Pacers combined for 238, 59 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-PacersCavs 109, Pacers 129
238
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 92, Nuggets 87
179
OKC won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 92, Nuggets 87
+5 OKC
Cavs-PacersCavs 109, Pacers 129
+20 IND
Siakam shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SiakamIND · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
ToppinIND · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
GarlandCLE · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
TurnerIND · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
54% (7-13)
SheppardIND · 14 PTS, 3 REB
50% (5-10)
Final · Thunder-Nuggets
Thunder 92Nuggets 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder1725212992
Nuggets828331887
The story
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 25 points as Oklahoma City beat Denver 92-87

Aaron Gordon led Denver with 16 REB, 15 PTS, 6 AST 25 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 8-19 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Thunder took the fourth 29-18.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +9+6−6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Pacers
Cavs 109Pacers 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs23163832109
Pacers38422920129
The story
Pascal Siakam's 21 points carried Indiana past Cleveland, 129-109

For Cleveland, Darius Garland had 21 PTS, 6 AST 21 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 9-10 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 42-16, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
500 +15+41+32+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
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: 12 points in 20 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Reg. season avg4.3Last 3 playoff games

4.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.8 in the regular season (9 games). Today: 3 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.9Reg. season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 33.9 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 17 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 27

Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 36, 13, 25, 16, 42, 17, 20, 27Nuggets-Thunder · L
24.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 26, 42, 15, 27, 31, 38, 33, 34, 18, 25Thunder-Nuggets · W
27.6 PPG playoffs to date · −3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 10, 25, 24, 28, 12, 10, 17, 12, 18, 21Pacers-Cavs · W
18.6 PPG playoffs to date · +2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 19, 9, 28, 26, 27, 21, 10, 21Cavs-Pacers · L
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Myles TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 9, 19, 15, 6, 23, 21, 13, 23, 15, 20Pacers-Cavs · W
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Obi ToppinPoints, last 10 games: 7, 6, 7, 10, 13, 5, 7, 7, 5, 20Pacers-Cavs · W
8.9 PPG playoffs to date · +12.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST