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Tuesday, May 13, 2025Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed CLE by 12 after the first quarter and won 114–105.

Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Pacers114
Cavs105
Q1 IND -12; Q2 IND -4; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +9
Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Nuggets105
Thunder112
Q1 OKC -1; Q2 OKC -2; Q3 OKC -8; Q4 OKC +7
On this day · 2023–24May 13, 2024: 2 games. Top scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder-Mavs), 34 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · Pacers-Cavs

Tyrese Haliburton hits six threes, Indiana tops Cleveland

Nikola Jokic goes for 44 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-4+9+9IND AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers19333329114
Cavs31252029105
Who led
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 14, 17, 26, 22, 19, 4, 11, 31IND31 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 28, 12, 10, 17, 12, 18, 21, 21IND21 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 30, 13, 22, 33, 48, 43, 12, 35CLE35 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Evan MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 9, 20, 19, 17, 20, 18, 10, 24CLE24 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Thunder · R2 · G5

OKC beats Denver by 7, moves within one of advancing

Game 5: 112–105. Series: 3–2. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led OKC with 31 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · Nuggets-Thunder
G1 · @ OKCDEN121–119G2 · @ OKCOKC149–106G3 · @ DENDEN113–104G4 · @ DENOKC92–87G5 · @ OKCOKC112–105
Lead changes
Pacers-Cavs4
Nuggets-Thunder2
The night in charts
Pacers-Cavs combined for 219, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-CavsPacers 114, Cavs 105
219
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 105, Thunder 112
217
OKC won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 105, Thunder 112
+7 OKC
Pacers-CavsPacers 114, Cavs 105
+9 IND
IND erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-CavsIND won · Pacers 114, Cavs 105
12 pts
Nuggets-ThunderOKC won · Nuggets 105, Thunder 112
8 pts
Hartenstein shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HartensteinOKC · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
JokicDEN · 44 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
68% (17-25)
HaliburtonIND · 31 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
MobleyCLE · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
NembhardIND · 18 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Nuggets-Thunder
Nuggets 105Thunder 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets28283019105
Thunder27272434112
The story
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 31 points as Oklahoma City beat Denver 112-105

Jamal Murray led Denver with 28 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 12-23 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Thunder took the fourth 34-19.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −1−2−8+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Cavs
Pacers 114Cavs 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers19333329114
Cavs31252029105
The story
Donovan Mitchell had 35 points, but Indiana won 114-105

For Indiana, Pascal Siakam had 21 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 35 PTS, 9 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST · 8-25 FG, 4-13 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 33-20.

IND lead by quarter
200 −12−4+9+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
24.0Reg. season avg30.0Last 3 playoff games

30.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.0 in the regular season (71 games). Today: 35 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.9Reg. season avg13.0Last 3 playoff games

13.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 29.9 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 4 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 25.0 a game in the regular season (45 games). Line: 13 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 44

Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 36, 13, 25, 16, 42, 17, 20, 27, 44Nuggets-Thunder · L
26.5 PPG playoffs to date · +19.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Amar'e Stoudemire PHX, Apr 8, 2005: 44 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
44 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 30, 13, 22, 33, 48, 43, 12, 35Cavs-Pacers · L
29.6 PPG playoffs to date · +6.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 14, 17, 26, 22, 19, 4, 11, 31Pacers-Cavs · W
17.5 PPG playoffs to date · +15.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 42, 15, 27, 31, 38, 33, 34, 18, 25, 31Thunder-Nuggets · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 43, 21, 16, 21, 14, 27, 17, 28Nuggets-Thunder · L
22.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Evan MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 9, 20, 19, 17, 20, 18, 10, 24Cavs-Pacers · L
17.1 PPG playoffs to date · +7.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST