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Friday, April 17, 2026Play-in tournament · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Play-in · Box score
Hornets90
Magic121
Q1 ORL +22; Q2 ORL +31; Q3 ORL +31; Q4 ORL +31
Final · Play-in · Box score
Warriors96
Suns111
Q1 PHX +18; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +15
The lead · Play-in · Warriors-Suns

Jalen Green hits eight threes, Phoenix tops Golden State

Jordan Goodwin goes for 19 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+18+5+9+15PHX AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors1530242796
Suns33172833111
Who led
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 21, 8, 25, 25, 15, 0, 35, 36PHX36 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 36, 34, 22, 30, 31, 37, 22, 20PHX20 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Brandin PodziemskiPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 25, 18, 20, 17, 30, 10, 17, 23GSW23 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 38, 26, 27, 23, 29, 17, 11, 24, 35, 17GSW17 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Hornets-Magic · Play-in

Orlando never trails at a break against Charlotte

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 121–90. Paolo Banchero led Orlando with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Magic-Hornets
Paolo Banchero · ORLLaMelo Ball · CHAPTS2523REB52AST65Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Hornets-Magic2
Warriors-Suns1
The night in charts
Hornets-Magic combined for 211, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-MagicHornets 90, Magic 121
211
Warriors-SunsWarriors 96, Suns 111
207
PHX won the closest game by 15
Closest finishes
Warriors-SunsWarriors 96, Suns 111
+15 PHX
Hornets-MagicHornets 90, Magic 121
+31 ORL
Jalen Green shot 14-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jalen GreenPHX · 36 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
70% (14-20)
GoodwinPHX · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 6 STL, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
PaoloORL · 25 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
53% (9-17)
PodziemskiGSW · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 1 STL
53% (9-17)
WagnerORL · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
50% (5-10)
Final · Warriors-Suns
Warriors 96Suns 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors1530242796
Suns33172833111
The story
Devin Booker had 20 points and 8 assists as Phoenix beat Golden State 111-96

Brandin Podziemski led Golden State with 23 PTS, 10 REB 20 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 5-12 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the first 33-15, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +18+5+9+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Magic
Hornets 90Magic 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1621341990
Magic38303419121
The story
Paolo Banchero's 25 points carried Orlando past Charlotte, 121-90

For Charlotte, LaMelo Ball had 23 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 25 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 9-17 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 38-16, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
400 +22+31+31+31 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+17.7points, last 2 play-in games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.8Reg. season avg35.5Last 2 play-in games

35.5 points a game over his last two play-in games, against 17.8 in the regular season (32 games). Today: 36 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 2 play-in games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.4Reg. season avg18.5Last 2 play-in games

18.5 minutes a game over his last two play-in games, against 28.4 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 2 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Reg. season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 22.5 a game in the regular season (70 games). Line: 19 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Jalen Green leads the day with 36

Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 21, 8, 25, 25, 15, 0, 35, 36Suns-Warriors · W
Ties season high36 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 10, 23, 31, 20, 14, 23, 18, 25Magic-Hornets · W
25 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Brandin PodziemskiPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 25, 18, 20, 17, 30, 10, 17, 23Warriors-Suns · L
23 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 15, 18, 35, 36, 27, 19, 30, 23Hornets-Magic · L
23 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 36, 34, 22, 30, 31, 37, 22, 20Suns-Warriors · W
20 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Jordan GoodwinPoints, last 10 games: 7, 8, 9, 9, 3, 12, 11, 9, 12, 19Suns-Warriors · W
19 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST