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Monday, May 12, 2025Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed BOS by 11 after the first quarter and won 121–113.

Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Celtics113
Knicks121
Q1 NYK -11; Q2 NYK -11; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +8
Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Wolves117
Warriors110
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN -2; Q3 MIN +20; Q4 MIN +7
On this day · 2023–24May 12, 2024: 2 games. Top scorer: Anthony Edwards (Wolves-Nuggets), 44 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · Celtics-Knicks

Jalen Brunson scores 39, New York rallies past Boston

Jayson Tatum goes for 42 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-11+3+8NYK AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics39232328113
Knicks28233733121
Who led
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 37, 30, 32, 16, 40, 29, 17, 27, 39NYK39 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 31, 27, 17, 10, 14, 21, 21, 23NYK23 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 32, 16, 17, 36, 37, 35, 23, 13, 22, 42BOS42 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 17, 16, 18, 5, 19, 20, 17, 23BOS23 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Wolves-Warriors · R2 · G4

Minnesota takes Game 4, leads Golden State 3–1

117–110 in Golden State. The conference semifinals series continues. Julius Randle led Minnesota with 31 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Wolves-Warriors
G1 · @ MINGSW99–88G2 · @ MINMIN117–93G3 · @ GSWMIN102–97G4 · @ GSWMIN117–110
Lead changes
Celtics-Knicks11
Wolves-Warriors9
The night in charts
Celtics-Knicks combined for 234, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 113, Knicks 121
234
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 117, Warriors 110
227
MIN won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 117, Warriors 110
+7 MIN
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 113, Knicks 121
+8 NYK
NYK erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-KnicksNYK won · Celtics 113, Knicks 121
11 pts
Wolves-WarriorsMIN won · Wolves 117, Warriors 110
2 pts
KAT shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KATNYK · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
73% (11-15)
TatumBOS · 42 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL
57% (16-28)
OGNYK · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
57% (8-14)
BrunsonNYK · 39 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB
56% (14-25)
Mikal BridgesNYK · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
52% (11-21)
Final · Wolves-Warriors
Wolves 117Warriors 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves27313920117
Warriors28321733110
The story
Anthony Edwards' 30 points carried Minnesota past Golden State, 117-110

For Golden State, Jimmy Butler had 14 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 11-21 FG, 6-11 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 39-17.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −1−2+20+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Knicks
Celtics 113Knicks 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics39232328113
Knicks28233733121
The story
Mikal Bridges had 23 points as New York beat Boston 121-113

Derrick White led Boston with 23 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 11-21 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Knicks took the third 37-23.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −11−11+3+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.3Reg. season avg23.7Last 3 playoff games

23.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.3 in the regular season (47 games). Today: 23 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Reg. season avg4.0Last 3 playoff games

4.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.5 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Reg. season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 22.8 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 13 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jayson Tatum leads the day with 42

Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 32, 16, 17, 36, 37, 35, 23, 13, 22, 42Celtics-Knicks · L
28.1 PPG playoffs to date · +15.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Glen Rice CHH, Jan 21, 1997: 42 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
42 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 37, 30, 32, 16, 40, 29, 17, 27, 39Knicks-Celtics · W
30.1 PPG playoffs to date · +9.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 27, 22, 25, 23, 18, 24, 24, 31Wolves-Warriors · W
23.3 PPG playoffs to date · +8.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 43, 22, 25, 29, 43, 15, 23, 20, 36, 30Wolves-Warriors · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 31, 27, 17, 10, 14, 21, 21, 23Knicks-Celtics · W
19.7 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 20, 8, 17, 25, 8, 14, 12, 23Knicks-Celtics · W
15.4 PPG playoffs to date · +8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST