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Wednesday, April 15, 2026Play-in tournament · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed LAC by 9 after the first quarter and won 126–121.

Final · Play-in · Box score
Magic97
Sixers109
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +4; Q3 PHI +5; Q4 PHI +12
Final · Play-in · Box score
Warriors126
Clippers121
Q1 GSW -9; Q2 GSW -8; Q3 GSW -6; Q4 GSW +5
On this day · 2024–25Apr 15, 2025: 2 games. Top scorer: Jimmy Butler (Warriors-Grizzlies), 38 points.
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The lead · Play-in · Warriors-Clippers

Stephen Curry scores 35 as Golden State wins in LA

Andre Drummond goes for 14 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-8-6+5GSW AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors22313043126
Clippers31302832121
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 16, 38, 26, 27, 23, 29, 17, 11, 24, 35GSW35 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Gui SantosPoints, last 10 games: 2, 16, 31, 27, 9, 25, 15, 7, 7, 20GSW20 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Bennedict MathurinPoints, last 10 games: 17, 28, 4, 18, 5, 9, 10, 0, 20, 23LAC23 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 15, 20, 11, 17, 22, 16, 15, 21LAC21 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Magic-Sixers · Play-in

Philadelphia leads Orlando wire to wire

Philadelphia was ahead at every break and won 109–97. Best quarter: the second, 31–31. Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia with 31 points, 1 rebound and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Sixers-Magic
Tyrese Maxey · PHIDesmond Bane · ORLPTS3134REB13AST63Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Magic-Sixers12
Warriors-Clippers8
The night in charts
Warriors-Clippers combined for 247, 41 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 126, Clippers 121
247
Magic-SixersMagic 97, Sixers 109
206
GSW won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 126, Clippers 121
+5 GSW
Magic-SixersMagic 97, Sixers 109
+12 PHI
Santos shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SantosGSW · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
PorzingisGSW · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
MathurinLAC · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
BaneORL · 34 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
63% (10-16)
GarlandLAC · 21 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
53% (8-15)
Final · Warriors-Clippers
Warriors 126Clippers 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors22313043126
Clippers31302832121
The story
Kristaps Porzingis had 20 points as Golden State beat LA 126-121

Darius Garland led LA with 21 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 20 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 8-12 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Warriors took the fourth 43-32.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −9−8−6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Sixers
Magic 97Sixers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2431192397
Sixers28312030109
The story
Tyrese Maxey's 31 points carried Philadelphia past Orlando, 109-97

For Orlando, Desmond Bane had 34 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB · 11-25 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 30-23, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +4+4+5+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.9points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.1Reg. season avg34Today

34 points today in 40 minutes, against 20.1 a game in the regular season (82 games).

Stepped-up role
+15.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 21.8 a game in the regular season (75 games). Line: 17 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−9.8points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.8Reg. season avg4Today

4 points today in 37 minutes, against 13.8 a game in the regular season (57 games).

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 35

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 16, 38, 26, 27, 23, 29, 17, 11, 24, 35Warriors-Clippers · W
35 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 14, 27, 27, 25, 18, 2, 8, 34Magic-Sixers · L
34 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 28, 21, 23, 15, 24, 32, 21, 31Sixers-Magic · W
31 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Bennedict MathurinPoints, last 10 games: 17, 28, 4, 18, 5, 9, 10, 0, 20, 23Clippers-Warriors · L
23 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 15, 20, 11, 17, 22, 16, 15, 21Clippers-Warriors · L
21 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 28, 20, 23, 24, 26, 34, 20, 24, 21Clippers-Warriors · L
21 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST